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asteroid

[as-tuh-roid] / ˈæs təˌrɔɪd /


NOUN
satellite
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If that theory is correct, the asteroid could provide scientists with a rare opportunity to study material normally hidden deep inside rocky planets like Earth.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

We would hop into flying “aero sedans” that folded into briefcases and take holidays on an asteroid.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Mr. Kshatriya describes the moon as a pit stop on “the great odyssey to Mars”—and then “to the asteroid belt and to the Jovian moons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, which visited the asteroid Bennu, observed material erupting from the asteroid's surface.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Any asteroid out there that has our name on it is very likely to have no other.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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