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

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

"We can't get to the cores of Earth or Mars or Venus, but maybe we can get to the core of an early asteroid."

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Day 475 We safely emerge from the main asteroid belt, happy to have survived.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan