asteroid
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Last summer, a NASA-funded asteroid impact warning system detected a mysterious object speeding through the solar system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Underlying SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering is an equally jaw-dropping set of financial projections hinging on future markets like orbital data centers, space tourism, asteroid mining and more.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
SpaceX’s plans, according to its recent regulatory filings, include asteroid mining and a colony on Mars.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Taken together, the findings support the idea that the stromatolites developed inside a hydrothermal lake created after the asteroid impact and continued forming as the environment gradually cooled.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
And now he and Powell were out on the asteroid and it was not OK.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing asteroid
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Elements of the Universe: Aster, Astro ("Star")
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