asteroid
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"We discovered a clear connection between these distant moons and the early Earth, where high concentrations of hydrogen through asteroid impacts could have created the conditions for life."
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
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
This technique, known as a gravity assist, helped place Psyche on the correct path toward its ultimate destination, the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.
From Science Daily • May 23, 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
So from the point of view of asteroid research the twentieth century was essentially just a long exercise in bookkeeping.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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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