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Asteroid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroids (from Greek ἀστεροειδής - asteroeidēs, "star-like", from ἀστήρ "star" and εἶδος "like, in form") are a class of small Solar System ...

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Several hundred thousand asteroids have been discovered and given provisional designations so far. Thousands more are discovered each year.

Asteroids
NSSDC Lunar & Planetary Science: Asteroids Page ... General Information. Asteroid Fact Sheet; Near Earth Object Fact Sheet; Frequently Asked Questions - Asteroids

Asteroid Introduction
Asteroids are rocky and metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be considered planets. They are known as minor planets -- Explore the worlds of ...

Solar System Exploration: Planets: Asteroids: Overview
Asteroids are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our sun, but are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these "minor planets" are gathered in ...

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Asteroids (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroids is a video arcade game released in November 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games ...

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Asteroids. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid).

         

 

 

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NASA to land astronauts on asteroid three million miles from Earth
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By arkar While it's been seen done in many a Hollywood tale, landing on an asteroid still remains science fiction. In movies, it has often been to divert or obliterate an asteroid from Earth's way, but these zipping celestial bodies, which are too ...
Asteroid can narrowly miss Earth in February 2013, but may destroy satellitesindiatvnews.com

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4700 asteroids capable of catastrophic damage lurk near Earth
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The survey found there are likely 4700 potentially hazardous asteroids in orbits that occasionally bring them close enough to Earth to pose a concern. By Space.com staff / May 18, 2012 This diagram illustrates the differences between orbits of a ...
4700 potentially dangerous asteroids lurk near Earth, NASA saysFox News
NASA Study: Hazardous Asteroids Could Pose Threat to EarthStudent Operated Press
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Get a glimpse: a small asteroid comes into view this weekend.
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She is a small, faint asteroid that will be coming into view this weekend. With a little luck and a little equipment, you just might get a glimpse of this space rock. This week, Juno will arrive at a point opposite the sun, in what astronomers call ...

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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour to release new single 'Major'
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Danish pop collective The Asteroids Galaxy Tour release their joyous new single 'Major' on July 2nd 2012. 'Major' is taken from their recent album Out Of Frequency. 'Major' features remixes by Manhattan Clique (Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, ...
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Moon Rocks Reveal Evidence of Ancient Asteroid Barrage
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by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer The impactors that pummeled the Earth and moon nearly 4 billion years ago were primarily asteroids, a new study of lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggests. During a short stretch of time about 3.9 ...
Moon rocks reveal evidence of barrage by asteroidsmsnbc.com
Scientists Relate Ancient Bombardment to AsteroidsTopNews United States
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Mammoth asteroid Vesta got one-two crater-carving punch
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The giant asteroid Vesta got clobbered not once but twice, and it has the scars to prove it. Ever since the Hubble Space Telescope spied a huge depression in the asteroid's south pole, scientists surmised it was carved by a collision with a celestial ...
Observations of an Asteroid Provide Hints of How the Earth Came TogetherNew York Times
Huge asteroid Vesta is actually an ancient protoplanetmsnbc.com

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Bus-size asteroid takes a close swing by Earth
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An asteroid the size of a school bus gave Earth a close shave Sunday, passing well inside the orbit of the moon, but our planet was never in any danger of being hit. The near-Earth asteroid 2012 JU, which is thought to be about 40 feet (12 meters) wide ...
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Bus-Size Asteroid Zips Close By EarthSpace.com
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Jobs Building Asteroid-Mining Robots Receive 2000 Applicants
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Less than three weeks after officially unveiling its asteroid-mining plans, the billionaire-backed firm Planetary Resources has already received thousands of job applications, officials said. On April 24, the company announced that it was looking to ...
The Mary Sue's Interview with Sara Seager of Planetary Resources, A.K.A. ...The Mary Sue

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2000 apply for jobs building asteroid-mining robots
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If you want to be an asteroid miner, you've got some stiff competition. Less than three weeks after officially unveiling its asteroid-mining plans, the billionaire-backed firm Planetary Resources has already received thousands of job applications, ...
Asteroid-mining company lands Bethlehem nativeLehighvalleylive.com
Robots, Platinum, and Tiny Space Telescopes: The Pitch for Mining AsteroidsThe Atlantic
The Most Profitable Asteroid Is…Universe Today
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DigitalJournal.com

Report: NASA Training Astronauts for Asteroid Missions
PC Magazine
By Damon Poeter NASA is currently training astronauts to land on asteroids and hopes to send humans to one of the distant space rocks in about a decade, The Telegraph reported over the weekend. As in the movie Armageddon, one motivation for the ...
Earth, Asteroid 2012 JU Come Within 119000 Miles Of Each OtherHuffington Post
Bus-sized Asteroid 2012 JU gives Earth astronomical close shaveDigitalJournal.com
Astronauts will live underwater to train for asteroid missionWired.co.uk

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