# Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

- Published: 2026-07-07T14:23:34Z
- Updated: 2026-07-09T22:48:46Z
- Section: Science & Environment
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/science/torifune-asteroid-contact-binary.html
- Tags: The New York Times · Science
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A Japanese spacecraft flew by an asteroid and snapped a picture. It turned out to be a “contact binary”: two space rocks that somehow fused together.

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