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asteroid

[as-tuh-roid] / ˈæs təˌrɔɪd /


NOUN
satellite
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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

NASA’s Amit Kshatriya, the man behind Artemis, on the race with China to reach Mars, the asteroid belt and Jupiter’s moons.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

NASA’s Amit Kshatriya, the man behind Artemis, on the race with China to reach Mars, the asteroid belt and Jupiter’s moons.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In my March 2026 study published in the Astrophysical Journal, I searched through millions of meteor observations looking for evidence of previously unknown asteroid activity near Earth.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Many years later, in 1976, an asteroid was named “Rudneva” in her memory.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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