asteroid

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In a classic episode, Elroy goes to an asteroid on a school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

However, another theory proposed that a comet or asteroid impact over North America triggered the event.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Some researchers suggested the spike could be evidence of an unusual iron rich asteroid.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

"Large impact basins or craters excavate deep into the asteroid, which gives clues about what its interior is made of," said Namya Baijal, a doctoral candidate at the LPL and first author of the paper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

“But I still don’t see why an asteroid would knock out the electricity. Or why Mami would be called to the hospital.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer