Unlocking the Origin of ‘Space Snowmen’: How Contact Binaries Form in the Kuiper Belt

A new study reveals a simple formation mechanism for the snowman-shaped objects found in the outer reaches of our solar system. These contact binaries, such as the famous Arrokoth, offer critical evidence of the low-velocity collisions that defined the early solar nebula.

Liam O'Sullivan

February 26, 2026239 views

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