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Asteroids are rocky objects that move around a solar system. They are often too small to be considered planets, and are more often considered minor planets. Asteroids orbit the sun, but not in the characteristic "disc" orbit that regular planets do.
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MAY 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking is known for his sometimes-adventurous remarks, but the latest in his observational comments involves th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been studying the mysterious breakup of asteroid P/2013 R3 for over three years, and while the reasonin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a pretty big and potentially hazardous asteroid dubbed 2014 JO25 is preparing to whizz past the E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
In modern times, when we study a planet in our Solar System, we send a rather large satellite into space and then send i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2017Videos
The sun dying is one of those ideas that seems so improbable that it's not even worth thinking about. But fast forwardin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2017Videos
Ever know that volcanoes have a scale for how destructive they can be? It's called the Volcanic Explosivity Index and me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
While we are constantly monitoring the skies, and have a pretty good idea of the existence of a wide variety of space ro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA has announced two exciting new Discovery missions that are intended to help us learn more about the Solar System we ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ceres, once known to be the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt in between Mars and Jupiter, was re-classified as a dw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our Solar System today, and astronomers have a lot of questions about it, but one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
What ever will us Earthlings do when an asteroid is set on a crash course with the Earth? For most, this kind of emergen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2016Space & Astronomy
While some are interested in colonizing Mars by sending astronauts there to reside permanently, Russia seems to be inste ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 12, 2016Space & Astronomy
Have you ever seen the Martian moon Phobos before? If you have, you’re probably well aware of how funky it looks. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 04, 2016Videos
According to the geologic time scale, Earth has already experienced five mass extinctions. The most famous mass extincti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 04, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover rolls about the red planet’s surface always looking for things out of the ordinary th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 31, 2016Earth & The Environment
Scientists are now looking into whether or not a second massive asteroid or comet impact may have struck the Earth just ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 13, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity Rover is still rolling around on the red planet and being used to the study the surface today, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2016Space & Astronomy
When it comes to travelling to Mars and other planets, we really can’t continue to rely on chemical burn rockets. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2016Space & Astronomy
Thanks to data collected from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging MESSENGER missi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 09, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA has officially launched its Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer ( ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Stephen Hawking is known for his sometimes-adventurous remarks, but the latest in his observational comments involves th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and because it’s so large, it’s not particularly difficult
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been studying the mysterious breakup of asteroid P/2013 R3 for over three years, and while the reasonin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a pretty big and potentially hazardous asteroid dubbed 2014 JO25 is preparing to whizz past the E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
In modern times, when we study a planet in our Solar System, we send a rather large satellite into space and then send i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2017
Videos
The sun dying is one of those ideas that seems so improbable that it's not even worth thinking about. But fast forwardin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2017
Videos
Ever know that volcanoes have a scale for how destructive they can be? It's called the Volcanic Explosivity Index and me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
A star approximately 95 light years away from Earth, known to astronomers as HD 172555, could be vaporizing a myriad of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
While we are constantly monitoring the skies, and have a pretty good idea of the existence of a wide variety of space ro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA has announced two exciting new Discovery missions that are intended to help us learn more about the Solar System we
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ceres, once known to be the largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt in between Mars and Jupiter, was re-classified as a dw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our Solar System today, and astronomers have a lot of questions about it, but one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
What ever will us Earthlings do when an asteroid is set on a crash course with the Earth? For most, this kind of emergen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
While some are interested in colonizing Mars by sending astronauts there to reside permanently, Russia seems to be inste
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 12, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Have you ever seen the Martian moon Phobos before? If you have, you’re probably well aware of how funky it looks.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2016
Videos
According to the geologic time scale, Earth has already experienced five mass extinctions. The most famous mass extincti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 04, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover rolls about the red planet’s surface always looking for things out of the ordinary th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 31, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Scientists are now looking into whether or not a second massive asteroid or comet impact may have struck the Earth just
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 13, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity Rover is still rolling around on the red planet and being used to the study the surface today,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2016
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to travelling to Mars and other planets, we really can’t continue to rely on chemical burn rockets.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Thanks to data collected from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging MESSENGER missi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA has officially launched its Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard