“Exiled” asteroid shouldn’t be where it is
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Tag: Asteroid Belt
Main asteroid belt might be a dump for planetary leftovers, new theory proposes
A strikingly different take on the asteroid belt's origin.
Dawn spacecraft will soon figure out what Ceres actually is
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has set sail to Ceres - one of the most intriguing objects in our solar system. Ceres ...
Asteroid belts may be crucial to intelligent life formation – alien life could be rarer than thought
When you think of asteroid impacts, the last thing that might come to mind is life. Contrary to popular belief, ...
Rainbow-like map of meteor shows planet like features
This rainbow map of the Vesta asteroid was obtained using NASA's Dawn spacecraft and it shows that it has much ...
NASA spacecraft set to visit giant asteroid this weekend
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