asteroid
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With Mars now behind it, Psyche will resume using its solar-electric propulsion system to continue toward the asteroid belt.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
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
One possibility was that the outer rocky planet had once possessed a thick atmosphere that was later blasted away by a collision with a massive asteroid, comet, or another large object.
From Science Daily • May 21, 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
An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn’t have cared.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing asteroid
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Oh, My Stars! A Solstice Sampler
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Elements of the Universe: Aster, Astro ("Star")
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