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asteroid

[as-tuh-roid] / ˈæs təˌrɔɪd /


NOUN
satellite
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There are vitrines throughout, filled with fine jewelry, asteroid chunks and a brontosaurus tooth; some of them have drink rails, where a martini can rest beside an artifact that’s hundreds of millions of years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

John Maclean, from the UK Meteor Network, said the meteor was not connected to any astronomical event, and likely stemmed from a larger asteroid.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Another lamented that they cry at the end of every dino doc, even though they know the asteroid is coming and extinction is on the horizon.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 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

A makeweightflying to the void Supplemental asteroid Or compensatory spark Shoots across the neutral dark.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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