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Rubble pile asteroids are more common and durable than previously thought, according to new research. The scientists behind the study say this could pose a problem for planetary defense measures.

The research, published in the journal PNAS on Monday, studied three tiny dust particles collected from the surface of an ancient 500-metre-long rubble pile asteroid called Itokawa. Analysis of ...

Interestingly, the rubble pile composition of asteroids has been surprising in several cases. Asteroid probes from several nations have found not solid objects, but countless pieces of gravel and ...

A diamond is forever? Tell that to a rubble-pile asteroid. The asteroid Itokawa is a pile of rocky debris 1,640 feet (500 meters) long. Some call it peanut-shaped; Others say it resembles a sea ...