asteroid
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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
According to the researchers, the stromatolites likely formed in a hydrothermal lake that developed after an asteroid strike.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
One possibility was that the outer rocky planet had once possessed a thick atmosphere that was later blasted away by a collision with a massive asteroid, comet, or another large object.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
We would hop into flying “aero sedans” that folded into briefcases and take holidays on an asteroid.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
If the dinosaurs had worn these goggles, and the Earth had been bombarded by mile-wide asteroid boulders, the dinosaurs would still have died, but their goggles would be intact.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Vocabulary lists containing asteroid
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Elements of the Universe: Aster, Astro ("Star")
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