Asteroid - Wikipedia
15 Dec 2025 at 5:23am
An asteroid is a minor planet ?an object larger than a meteoroid (thus 1 meter or larger) that is neither a planet nor an identified comet ?that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids).
NASA tracking bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth this week
11 Dec 2025 at 9:17am
NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that?s soaring towards Earth at nearly 8,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Estimated to ...
Asteroid Facts - Science@NASA
13 Dec 2025 at 6:05pm
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. For the most up to date count of asteroids in our solar system please visit NASA/JPL's Solar System Dynamics website.
Asteroid | Definition, Size, & Facts | Britannica
5 Dec 2025 at 9:06pm
Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt. Hundreds of thousands of asteroids are known.
Chance of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025
11 Dec 2025 at 9:31am
The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected ...
NASA is tracking a bus-size asteroid heading our way ... - MSN
13 Dec 2025 at 8:35pm
A bus-size asteroid is on course to skim past our planet, a reminder that Earth moves through a shooting gallery of rocks and ice. The close pass sounds ominous, but the science behind these ...
NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in ...
3 Dec 2025 at 10:53am
Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust, offering fresh clues to how life's ingredients formed in the early solar system.
Eyes on Asteroids - Home - NASA/JPL
15 Dec 2025 at 3:07am
Explore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs. Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth.
Clemson astrophysicists tell us about asteroids and whether ...
14 Dec 2025 at 3:51am
Asteroids can give scientists key insights into the formation of our solar system and the Milky Way. They contain materials that predate the formation of our solar system. Earlier this year, a ?city killer? asteroid made major headlines for its slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.
Asteroid: Definition, Size, Difference, Visibility, Facts
13 Dec 2025 at 10:05am
An asteroid is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids range in size from tiny pebbles to massive bodies hundreds of kilometers across, with the largest, Ceres, measuring approximately 946 kilometers (588 miles) in diameter.
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15 Dec 2025 at 5:23am
An asteroid is a minor planet ?an object larger than a meteoroid (thus 1 meter or larger) that is neither a planet nor an identified comet ?that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids).
NASA tracking bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth this week
11 Dec 2025 at 9:17am
NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that?s soaring towards Earth at nearly 8,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Estimated to ...
Asteroid Facts - Science@NASA
13 Dec 2025 at 6:05pm
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. For the most up to date count of asteroids in our solar system please visit NASA/JPL's Solar System Dynamics website.
Asteroid | Definition, Size, & Facts | Britannica
5 Dec 2025 at 9:06pm
Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt. Hundreds of thousands of asteroids are known.
Chance of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025
11 Dec 2025 at 9:31am
The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected ...
NASA is tracking a bus-size asteroid heading our way ... - MSN
13 Dec 2025 at 8:35pm
A bus-size asteroid is on course to skim past our planet, a reminder that Earth moves through a shooting gallery of rocks and ice. The close pass sounds ominous, but the science behind these ...
NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in ...
3 Dec 2025 at 10:53am
Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust, offering fresh clues to how life's ingredients formed in the early solar system.
Eyes on Asteroids - Home - NASA/JPL
15 Dec 2025 at 3:07am
Explore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs. Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth.
Clemson astrophysicists tell us about asteroids and whether ...
14 Dec 2025 at 3:51am
Asteroids can give scientists key insights into the formation of our solar system and the Milky Way. They contain materials that predate the formation of our solar system. Earlier this year, a ?city killer? asteroid made major headlines for its slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.
Asteroid: Definition, Size, Difference, Visibility, Facts
13 Dec 2025 at 10:05am
An asteroid is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids range in size from tiny pebbles to massive bodies hundreds of kilometers across, with the largest, Ceres, measuring approximately 946 kilometers (588 miles) in diameter.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
