Results from a microgravity experiment suggest that the rubble and dust covering asteroids and comets can feel changes in force-chains between particles over much larger distances than on Earth, making these surfaces less stable than previously imagined. Dr. Ben Rozitis of the Open University presented findings from the AstEx parabolic flight experiment at the National Astronomy Meeting in St. Andrews on Thursday, 4 July.
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