as the main asteroid belt. The total mass of all the asteroids combined is only 3% that of Earth's Moon. The majority of main belt asteroids follow slightly...

has shown that the asteroid belt has between 700,000 and 1.7 million asteroids with a diameter of 1 km or more. The number of asteroids in the main belt...

saucers' counter-fire. The game becomes harder as the number of asteroids increases. Asteroids was conceived during a meeting between Logg and Rains, who decided...

known PHOs and NEOs are asteroids, but about a third of a percent are comets. There are over 37,000 known near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) and over 120 known...

Asteroid mining is the hypothetical extraction of materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects. Notable asteroid mining...

An asteroid family is a population of asteroids that share similar proper orbital elements, such as semimajor axis, eccentricity, and orbital inclination...

The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. They are...

Aten asteroids are a dynamical group of asteroids whose orbits bring them into proximity with Earth. By definition, Atens are Earth-crossing asteroids (a < 1...

order, see List of minor planets. Asteroids are given minor planet numbers, but not all minor planets are asteroids. Minor planet numbers are also given...

Look up Asteroid, asteroid, asteroids, or asteroīds in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An asteroid is a minor planet. Asteroid or Asteroids may also refer...

The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the archetype object 1221 Amor /ˈeɪmɔːr/. The orbital perihelion of these objects is...

The Alinda asteroids are a dynamical group of asteroids with a semi-major axis of about 2.5 AU and an orbital eccentricity approximately between 0.4 and...

Atira asteroids /əˈtɪrə/ or Apohele asteroids, also known as interior-Earth objects (IEOs), are Near-Earth objects whose orbits are entirely confined...

Blasteroids in 1987. Like in the original Asteroids, the objective is to score points by destroying asteroids and flying saucers. The player controls a...

asteroids in the MPC database, MPCORB.DAT (139 MB)". International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. July 2024. "Critical Lists of Asteroids"...

S-type (stony-type or silicaceous-type) asteroids are asteroids with a spectral type that is indicative of a siliceous (i.e. stony) mineralogical composition...

2018. Retrieved 2022-11-25. "The Age of Asteroids". The New Yorker. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2022-11-25. "Asteroids could wipe out humanity, warn Richard Dawkins...

A-type asteroids are relatively uncommon inner-belt asteroids that have a strong, broad 1 μm olivine feature and a very reddish spectrum shortwards of...

the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid in 1993. Since then numerous binary asteroids and several triple asteroids have been detected. The mass ratio...

The Hilda asteroids (adj. Hildian) are a dynamical group of more than 6,000 asteroids located beyond the asteroid belt but within Jupiter's orbit, in...

the same as asteroids) in ascending numerical order. Minor planets are defined as small bodies in the Solar System, including asteroids, distant objects...

asteroids in the MPC database, MPCORB.DAT (139 MB)". International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. July 2024. "Critical Lists of Asteroids"...

the Sun, active asteroids follow orbits within the orbit of Jupiter that are often indistinguishable from the orbits of standard asteroids. Jewitt defines...

binaries are known in each of the main groupings: near-Earth asteroids, belt asteroids, and trans-Neptunian objects, not including numerous claims based...

Aten asteroids. For a list of existing articles, see Aten asteroids (category). As of February 2024[update], a total of fourteen Aten asteroids have received...

asteroids in the MPC database, MPCORB.DAT (139 MB)". International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. July 2024. "Critical Lists of Asteroids"...

natural satellites that orbit them, that is, asteroids that orbit larger asteroids. Mercury-crossing asteroids are those with perihelia within the orbit...

(volcanic-type) asteroid, or Vestoid, is an asteroid whose spectral type is that of 4 Vesta. Approximately 6% of main-belt asteroids are vestoids,[citation...

early 1900s, the asteroids started making more regular appearances. The asteroid field has often been depicted as having asteroids so close together...

C-type (carbonaceous /ˌkɑːrbəˈneɪʃəs/) asteroids are the most common variety, forming around 75% of known asteroids. They are volatile-rich and distinguished...