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asteroid

[as-tuh-roid] / ˈæs təˌrɔɪd /


NOUN
satellite
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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

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

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

The discovery is exciting because it appears to capture an asteroid actively breaking down under intense solar heat.

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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