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asteroid

[as-tuh-roid] / ˈæs təˌrɔɪd /


NOUN
satellite
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Beyond the turbulent asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter lies the Kuiper Belt, a distant region past Neptune filled with frozen remnants from the solar system's earliest days.

From Science Daily

Some crave adventure while others see the planet as a backup home in the event that Earth is rendered uninhabitable by an asteroid strike or runaway climate change.

From The Wall Street Journal

Near the town of Interior: Parts of Badlands National Park depict the surface of an asteroid in “Armageddon,” starring Bruce Willis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its presence in asteroids and comets supports the idea that some of the raw materials for life were created in space and later delivered to Earth.

From Science Daily

Ever since the Moon formed, asteroid strikes have played the leading role in shaping its surface.

From Science Daily