asteroid

These are pieces of Mars that were blasted off the surface by asteroid strikes, and ended up being hurled towards the Earth.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"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

If hesperornithiforms and enantiornithines had plumage that trapped heat less efficiently than feathers found in Neornithes, that difference could have become crucial after the asteroid impact.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Tom Gehrels, an asteroid hunter at the University of Arizona, thinks that even a year’s warning would probably be insufficient to take appropriate action.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The "capture" hypothesis, meanwhile, postulates that the moons are asteroids pulled in by Mars's gravity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Or the moons are two wandering asteroids from the outer Solar System, which were grabbed by the Red Planet's gravity.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Daily Minor Planet project allows volunteers to help search for asteroids and comets that could potentially pose a threat to Earth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 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

The dinosaurs had never heard of asteroids, either.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin