asteroid
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"So matter just pummels directly onto the surface, at very high speeds, like an asteroid hitting the Moon."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
He says some of the projections by the stay side are all "doom and gloom", joking that the only possible negative they failed to include is "a large asteroid hitting Canada".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Some researchers think Phobos is an asteroid that was captured by Mars, while others argue that it formed from debris thrown into orbit after a massive object slammed into the planet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Haser says several characteristics of Phobos fit well with the captured asteroid explanation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Frieda Eichman of Grünstadt is the first to identify the asteroid, using the telescope her father gave her for her thirteenth birthday.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
That means asteroids, meteoroids, and other objects can strike the lunar surface directly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The "capture" hypothesis meanwhile postulates that the moons are asteroids from the outer Solar System that were captured by Mars' gravity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
This occurs when the Earth passes through trials of debris from asteroids or comets.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through trails of debris from asteroids or comets - a snowball of frozen rock and gas orbiting the Sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Private companies are working on different ideas, ranging from space tourism to mining on asteroids.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing asteroid
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Elements of the Universe: Aster, Astro ("Star")
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