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Understanding Asteroid Hazards Asteroids are celestial bodies made of rock, metal, or a combination thereof.…

s are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be…

Launched by the Advanced Concepts Team at NASA, the Sentry system identifies potential Earth-impacting asteroids…

was a space telescope that surveyed the entire sky in infrared light. It was launched…

Meteoroids are small particles that range in size from dust grains to small pebbles. They…

A meteorite is a fragment of a larger celestial body that has entered the Earth’s…

What is a Meteor Shower? A meteor shower occurs when debris from a comet or…

A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an extraterrestrial body that survives its…

Understanding Meteor Showers Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through a stream of debris…

Comets and asteroids are two types of celestial objects that populate our solar system. While…