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Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera
NYT Science Tuesday 07 July 2026, 14:23 UTC By Robin George Andrews 1 min read
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Torifune, an asteroid known as a “contact binary,” observed by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 on July 5.

Torifune, an asteroid known as a “contact binary,” observed by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 on July 5.
Camera Torifune (ORG) Japanese (ORG)
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