Research uncovers forces that hold gravity-defying asteroid together
Knoxville TN (SPX) Aug 15, 2014 - Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have made a novel discovery that may potentially protect the world from future collisions with asteroids. The team studied near-Earth asteroid 1950 DA and discovered that the body, which rotates so quickly it defies gravity, is held together by cohesive forces called van der Waals, never detected before on an asteroid. The findin ... more
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