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Asteroid - Wikipedia
An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids).
Eyes on Asteroids - Home - NASA/JPL
You are looking at a real-time visualization of every known asteroid or comet that is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO). With asteroids represented as blue points, and comets as white points, our database is updated daily to give you approximately 40,000 NEOs (and counting).
NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to ...
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis.
Asteroid | Definition, Size, & Facts | Britannica
Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt. Hundreds of thousands of asteroids are known.
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth's first real-life ...
The discovery and swift monitoring of asteroid 2024 YR4 earlier this year represented Earth's first real-life planetary defense test.
An asteroid near Earth could become a temporary moon, then a ... - Mashable
Asteroid 2022 RD2 could become one of the few near-Earth objects to shift from a mini moon to a crash risk in a single lifetime.
NASA’s Bennu asteroid contains life’s ingredients — including ...
An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.
Asteroid: Definition, Size, Difference, Visibility, Facts
An asteroid is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids range in size from tiny pebbles to massive bodies hundreds of kilometers across, with the largest, Ceres, measuring approximately 946 kilometers (588 miles) in diameter.
Asteroid Facts - Science@NASA
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. For the most up to date count of asteroids in our solar system please visit NASA/JPL's Solar System Dynamics website.
Clemson astrophysicists tell us about asteroids and whether we need to ...
Asteroids can give scientists key insights into the formation of our solar system and the Milky Way. They contain materials that predate the formation of our solar system. Earlier this year, a “city killer” asteroid made major headlines for its slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.
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