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

Located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Psyche ranks as the 10th-most massive asteroid and the largest known object made primarily of metal, measuring about 140 miles across.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 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

"One of our main findings was that the porosity -- the amount of empty space inside the asteroid -- plays a significant role in how these craters form," said Baijal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Many years later, in 1976, an asteroid was named “Rudneva” in her memory.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein