Planet Formation Laboratory

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The New York Times

July 9, 2026 — Dr. Sabina Răducan comments on the upcoming challenging sampling mechanics of the Tianwen-2 asteroid mission.

The New York Times

July 7, 2026 — Dr. Sabina Răducan evaluates structural risks and defense kinetic impact profiles when deflecting two-lobed contact binary asteroids.

Project Lead: Dr. Sabina Răducan

Numerical simulation profiles plotting post-impact disruption fields and the evolutionary mechanics of low-gravity rubble-pile systems.

Project Lead: Dr. Alex Mercer

Modeling mass transfer variables and thermodynamics across early-stage structural contact zones within forming planetary disks.