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Asteroids are small, rocky bodies that orbit, or travel around, the sun. They are also called minor planets or planetoids. In general, they are materials left over from when the planets formed. They are also created when other bodies in space collide and break apart.
Enjoy a range of interesting facts about the Solar System’s asteroid belt, the impact of potential asteroid collisions with Earth, theories that suggest an asteroid led to the extinction of the dinosaurs and much more.
5 dni temu · Asteroid and Comet Resources. Explore this page for a curated collection of resources, including activities that can be done at home, as well as videos and animations, images, posters, and online interactives. This resource package is suitable for educators, students, and anyone interested in learning more about asteroids and comets!
The many small bodies called asteroids are chunks of rock and metal that orbit the Sun. Most are found in the main asteroid belt, a doughnut-shaped zone between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . Jupiter is the largest planet by far.
Asteroids are the rubble left over from the solar system’s formation roughly 4.6 billion years ago. Scientists estimate that more than a million of these itty-bitty worlds orbit the sun in the...
6 dni temu · Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Although asteroids orbit the sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets. A close-up image of the asteroid Ida taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
Download our free Asteroid primary resource sheet: tailored to the curriculum, this science resource investigates asteroids, meteors and meteorites, and the different ways scientists are hoping to stop these deadly space rocks from colliding with Earth.
