The physical properties of the stone meteorites provide important clues to understanding the
formation and physical evolution of material in the Solar protoplanetary disk as well …

We report all available measurements on strength of meteorites, primarily focusing on
compressive and tensile strengths and supplementary data such as Young's modulus …

Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will impact into the
asteroid Dimorphos on 2022 September 26 as a test of the kinetic impactor technique for …

This work investigates the macroscopic thermomechanical behavior of lunar boulders by
modeling their response to diurnal thermal forcing. Our results reveal a bimodal …

A comprehensive asteroid threat assessment requires the quantification of both the impact
likelihood and resulting consequence across the range of possible events. This paper …

The mutual gravitational interaction of binary asteroids, which make up approximately 15 per
cent of the near-Earth asteroid (NEA) population, provides a continuous tidal force, creating …

Meteorites provide vast amounts of information on the make up and history of the solar
system. Physical properties are a critical component to provide this information. This is a …

As asteroids break up during atmospheric entry, they deposit energy that can be seen in
flares of light and, if substantial enough, can produce damaging blast waves. Analytic …

During asteroid entry, energy is deposited in the atmosphere through thermal ablation and
momentum-loss due to aerodynamic drag. Analytic models of asteroid entry and breakup …

In the future, human activities in space, such as asteroid mining, will require the aid of
geotechnical engineering. Rock samples obtained by sample-return missions via spacecraft …