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Japanese Spacecraft Discovers 'Contact Binary' Asteroid

A Japanese spacecraft captured an image of an asteroid, revealing it to be a 'contact binary' — two space rocks that have fused together in space.

7 Jul, 14:23 — 7 Jul, 14:23
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NYTMostly Factual27d ago

Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

A Japanese spacecraft flew by an asteroid and snapped a picture. It turned out to be a “contact binary”: two space rocks that somehow fused together.

By Robin George Andrews

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