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
The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at asteroid Psyche in August 2029.
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
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
We’d huddle together in a shuttle constructed out of chairs and bedsheets, and in T minus ten we’d blast off into space, visit the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and beyond.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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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