According to your 鈥淭his is the end鈥� feature (4 June, p 26): 鈥淲hen sunlight strikes asteroids they spin faster and faster, and many will centrifuge themselves into smithereens.鈥� What causes this ever-increasing speed?
David Harper, Church Stretton, Shropshire, UK
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