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Measles Arrives in Pittsburgh as Pennsylvania’s Outbreak Spreads West

A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has spread to Allegheny County, raising public health concerns in the Pittsburgh region. Health officials are monitoring the situation and urging residents to ensure their vaccinations are up to date. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can be prevented through the MMR vaccine, which remains the most effective defense against infection.

A Half-Mile-Wide Asteroid Is Spinning So Fast It Should Have Shattered Long Ago

Astronomers have discovered a massive asteroid that should be tearing itself apart but isn’t. The 710-metre space rock, roughly the width of eight football fields, completes a full rotation every 1.88 minutes — a speed that would normally rip apart a loosely packed rubble-pile asteroid. Observations from the Rubin Observatory suggest the object must have rock-like internal cohesion to hold together at such speeds.