Sarah Greenstreet

Media Coverage

“University of Washington astronomers report a record-breaking asteroid” by Anna Marie Yanny, KNKX Public Radio, 27 January 2026

“Images show thousands of newly-identified asteroids. And there's more to come” by Kai McNamee, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Ailsa Chang, NPR All things Considered, 23 january 2026

“UW astronomers spot record-breaking asteroid in Rubin Observatory data” By UW NEWs Staff, University of Washington Homepage, 22 January 2026

“Biggest camera on Earth discovers the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever seen” by Iain Todd, BBC Sky at Night Magazine, 21 January 2026

“Asteroid 2025 MN45 Pushes the Limits of Planetary Science” by Bella Shymske, The Wave, 20 January 2026

“Everything We Know About the Record-Spinning Asteroid Scientists Just Discovered” by Luis Prada, Vice, 14 January 2026

“Rubin Observatory Spots Fastest Spinning Asteroid Ever” by scott johnston, Universe Today, 12 January 2026

“Asteroid Behaving Strangely” by Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 January 2026

“Fastest-Spinning Asteroid To Date Spotted by Vera C. Rubin Observatory” by Rosie Mccall, Discover Magazine, 12 January 2026

“Fast-spinning asteroid 2025 MN45 rewrites rotation record” by Dave Adalian, Earth Sky, 11 January 2026

“Record-Breaking Asteroid Spins So Fast It Should Tear Itself Apart” by Michelle Starr, Science Alert, 10 January 2026

Greenstreet, Sarah. Interview with Rob Sparks. 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast, NOIRLab - Fast Spinning Asteroids From the Rubin Observatory, 10 January 2026

“A newly spotted asteroid spins faster than any of its size ever seen” By Lisa Grossman, Science News, 9 January 2026

“New discovery just broke the record for fastest-spinning large asteroid” by Elisha Sauers, MASHAble, 9 January 2026

“This Newly Discovered Asteroid, Almost Half a Mile Wide, Just Set a New Speed Record” by Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 8 January 2026

“World’s largest digital camera spots massive asteroid” By Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 January 2026

“Vera Rubin Observatory spots the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever found” By Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 January 2026

“World’s largest camera detects fastest-spinning asteroid with diameter over 0.3 miles” by Chris Young, Interesting engineering, 8 January 2026

“Astronomers Discover Unusual Asteroid Spinning Faster Than Anything Its Size” by Margherita Bassi, Gizmodo, 8 January 2026

“Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in first 7 nights of observations” By Elizabeth Howell, Live Science, 8 January 2026

“2025 MN45: New 700-Meter Asteroid In A Spin Smashes Fastest Rotation Record For Its Size” by Stephen Luntz, IFLScience, 8 January 2026

“Spinning space rock discovered by scientists breaks records”, BBC Newsround, 8 January 2026

“Astronomers Discover Record-Breaking Asteroid” by soo Kim, Newsweek, 8 January 2026

“Rubin Observatory spots an asteroid that spins fast enough to set a record” By Alan Boyle, Geekwire, 7 January 2026

“Record-breaking asteroids spotted with telescope's camera built in the Bay Area” Interview with Scott Budman. NBC BaY Area News, 7 January 2026

“NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations” Press Release By SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Slac.stanford.edu, 7 January 2026

“NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid in Pre-Survey Observations” press release by nsf noirlab, noirlab.edu, 7 January 2026

“NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Spots Record-Breaking Asteroid in Pre-Survey Observations” Press Release By Rubin Observatory, rubinobservatory.org, 7 January 2026

“Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s First Asteroid Discoveries” by Sarah Greenstreet, press conference presented at the American Astronomical Society Conference in Phoenix, AZ, 7 January 2026

“The Rubin Observatory Advances Interstellar Archeology” By Robin george andrews, Supercluster, 15 July 2025

“Our Solar System has a new mysterious visitor-what is it?” by Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, 10 July 2025

Greenstreet, Sarah & Juric, Mario. Interview with Leah Pezzetti. KING 5’s The Sky Above, 30 June 2025

“Earth’s mini-moon linked to farside lunar crater” by Kit Gilchrist, Sky & Telescope, 26 Apr 2024

“SECRETS OF THE STARS” By JAMES URTON, uNIVERSITY OF wASHINGTON hOME pAGE
MAY 2023

“Mission: Asteroid Crash” By Abha and Deepa Jain, MUSE (Science Magazine for kids ages 9-16; Sponsored by the Smithsonian)

“Inside the hunt for mysterious ‘twilight’ asteroids” By Nadia drake, National Geographic
28 Jul 2022

“Galaxy Mapper Tracks Asteroids Closer to Home” By Japelj, Jure, Eos (Science News by AGU)
14 Jul 2022

“An asteroid whose orbit is wholly within Venus’s” by Charles day, Physics Today
16 Apr 2020

“Craters on Pluto and Charon show that Kuiper belt collisions are rare” By Johanna L. Miller, Physics Today
May 2019

“Insights from MU69’s (Lack of) Craters” by Susanna Kohler, AAS Nova
18 Feb 2019

“Asteroid Institute’s first fellows come with credentials that are out of this world” By Alan boyle, geekwire
17 may 2018

“New Research Fellows to work on Asteroid Tracking and Analyses”, spaceref
17 may 2018

“Asteroids and comets shower Mars with organics”, mars daily
14 mar 2018

“Scientists Share Astronomy with Public in Unusual Way on South Coast” by Debra Greene, KCLU
10 Mar 2017

“Asteroid Tracker let the public "help" study asteroids for a day” by chris casper, small steps to space
5 jul 2016

“Join Astronomers in Tracking Asteroids” by Deborah byrd, EarthSky
30 June 2016

“Track These Space Rocks From Your Couch on Asteroid Day” By Danny Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine
30 June 2016

“ 'Trojan' space rock leads Uranus on its orbit”, CBC news
3 Sep 2013

“Astronomers Discover ‘Trojan’ Asteroid Sharing the Orbit of Uranus”, SciTech Daily
30 Aug 2013

“'Trojan' Asteroid Detected Sharing an Orbit with Uranus” by tamarra kemsley, nature world news
30 aug 2013

“'Trojan' asteroids in far reaches of solar system more common than previously thought”, science daily
29 aug 2013

“Trojan Asteroid Found Orbiting Uranus” By tammy plotner, universe today
29 Aug 2013

“ 'Trojan' asteroids in far reaches of solar system more common than previously thought”, AAAS eurekalert!
29 aug 2013

“First Trojan companion of Uranus discovered using CFHT”, CFHT NEWS
29 aug 2013

Selected Science Communication

“Pluto, the kuiper belt, and a possible new planet” by sarah greenstreet, New jersey astronomical association
27 Aug 2021
Youtube video below

“Asteroid named for Asteroid Institute Senior Researcher” by sarah greenstreet, B612 foundation
10 Aug 2021

“New Era of Cosmic Discovery” by DiRAC Institute, University of Washington (featuring, sarah Greenstreet)
June 2019

“Asteroid Institute at LSST Solar System Science Collaboration” by sarah greenstreet, b612 foundation
9 Aug 2018

“We Are the First Generation to Explore the Solar System” by sarah greenstreet, Astronomy on Tap Santa Barbara
10 Mar 2017
YouTube video below (5:07 - 14:18)
KCLU (NPR for California Cost) interview below

“The Outer Solar System: Pluto and Friends” by sarah greenstreet, Astronomy on Tap Santa Barbara
16 nov 2016
YouTube video below (5:35 - 42:35)

“ ‘Spooky’ NEO passes close to the Earth on Halloween” by sarah greenstreet, las cumbres observatory
30 Oct 2015

“LCOGT monitors a close-approaching NEO” by sarah greenstreet, Las cumbres observatory
5 Oct 2015