Analysis of a kilometre-sized, near-Earth asteroid shows that forces weaker than the weight of a penny can keep it from falling apart. This has implications for understanding the evolution of the Solar System. See Letter p.174
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Scheeres, D. Sandcastles in space. Nature 512, 139–140 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/512139a
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