asteroid
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Instead, liquid water likely interacted with different parts of the asteroid under varying conditions, creating a patchwork of chemical environments.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
A new study shows that, at an incredibly small scale, the building blocks inside the asteroid Bennu are not evenly mixed.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
In a classic episode, Elroy goes to an asteroid on a school field trip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
More than two centuries after asteroid 16 Psyche was first identified, scientists are still trying to determine how it formed.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
“But I still don’t see why an asteroid would knock out the electricity. Or why Mami would be called to the hospital.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
