
Hiding in the blinding glare of our own Sun, astronomers have spotted a new cosmic speedster. The asteroid, called 2025 SC79, has a pathway within the orbit of Venus that zips around the star in only 128 days. This discovery, announced by Carnegie Science, makes it the second-fastest unique asteroid orbit in the solar system. 2025 SC79 is also a formidable size: roughly 0.4 miles (700 metres) long, or about the length of a skyscraper.
