Binary asteroid formation is a highly complex process, which has been highlighted with recent observations of satellites with unexpected shapes, such as the oblate Dimorphos by …
We explore binary asteroid formation by spin-up and rotational disruption considering the NASA DART mission's encounter with the Didymos–Dimorphos binary, which was the first …
Target of NASA's DART mission, the system of Didymos and Dimorphos will once again be visited by a space mission—ESA's Hera mission, scheduled to be launch in 2024. Hera will …
Abstract On November 1, 2023, Lucy passed within 431 km of the smallest Main Belt asteroid yet to be encountered by a spacecraft,(152830) Dinkinesh. This target was a late …
Introduction: Didymos' secondary, Dimorphos, was impacted in September 2022 by NASA's DART mission probe. As revealed by the data from the DART mission, Dimorphos has a …