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asteroid

Synonyms

Adjective

1. star-shaped

Noun

1. angular, angulate, minor planet

2. planetoid, planet

Usage
It’s a Treasure to Science. Too Bad It Came Through Their Roof. - The New York Times
Meteorite that crashed through New Jersey house could hold the clues to life's origins - Space
New Jersey home meteorite fragments contain 'extraterrestrial' amino acids - ABC7 New York
A 4-billion-year-old weather report. NASA rover discovers asteroid impact on Mars rivalling the one that killed the dinosaurs - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Near-Earth asteroid not an asteroid at all - Popular Science
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet - NASA (.gov)
Near-Earth asteroid turns out to be something unusual, NASA finds - KTLA
'Shared cosmic experience': 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Apophis could be visible to 90% of Earth's population during ultraclose 2029 flyby, new maps reveal - Live Science
A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago - ScienceDaily
The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid May Have Came From a Rare Class of Meteorites - Discover Magazine
How is China hunting hidden space rocks that could ‘devastate a small country’? - South China Morning Post
Tianwen-2 arrives at target asteroid Kamoʻoalewa - Astronomy Magazine
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
Hayabusa2’s flyby of asteroid Torifune - The Planetary Society
An asteroid doomed the dinosaurs. But did it drive tuna evolution? - YaleNews
A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami - ScienceDaily
1,000 Days Until ‘God Of Chaos’ Asteroid Stuns Skywatchers - Forbes
Dark Comet Disguised as Asteroid Derailed 27 Years of Planetary Defense Math - Tech Times
Two asteroids receive unprecedented visits from space probes in a single week - EL PAÍS English
Nickel Fingerprints Reveal What the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Made Of - ZME Science
'God of Chaos' asteroid will fly past Earth soon - and 7.6 billion people will see it - Indy100
Ask Ethan: Could we spot an extinction-level asteroid? - Big Think
Asteroid Day & eight other key dates in asteroid history - European Space Agency
NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient Asteroids - NASA Science (.gov)
An Obscure Asteroid Turns Out to Be a Dark Comet — a Mysterious Group of Hidden Comets - Discover Magazine
How asteroids may have sparked life on Earth - ScienceDaily
2026 July 14 – Double Lobed Asteroid Torifune - NASA (.gov)
NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
After a Billion Kilometres, China's Asteroid Hunter Finally Arrives - Universe Today
A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago - ScienceDaily
Asteroid with unexplained orbital shift turns out to be a 'dark comet' - Phys.org
Asteroid breakup may explain inner solar system bombardment 800 million years ago - Phys.org
Dinosaurs May Have Been Wiped Out by ‘Oddball’ Space Rock - Sci.News
Humans changed an asteroid. Now we find out how - European Space Agency
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet - Pasadena Now
Researchers just uncovered more about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago - The Independent
Scientists examining samples returned from asteroid Bennu found ribose and glucose inside — and with phosphate and every RNA nucleobase already detected in the same asteroid material, every chemical component needed to build RNA was present in th - Space Daily
Meteorite that struck New Jersey home reveals ancient asteroid brine - Washington Times
Space naming odyssey: why is ESA’s asteroid mission called Hera? - European Space Agency
New Images Reveal That This Asteroid Is Actually Two Conjoined Space Rocks. They Form a Peanut-Shaped Object Called a 'Contact Binary' - Smithsonian Magazine
NASA discovers ‘asteroid’ near Earth is actually a hidden comet after decades of mystery - The Times of India
Meteorite that crashed into New Jersey home contains "alien world chemistry," scientists say - CBS News
'Once-in-a-millennium' asteroid flyby will be visible to much of the world in 2029 - Space
Chinese Tianwen-2 space probe reaches asteroid for sampling - DW.com
Hayabusa2’s Next Target Is A Tiny 11 Meter Asteroid - Hackaday
Asteroid Day marks a decade of planetary defense progress, but scientists say we need more eyes on the sky - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Yale Study Finds Tuna Evolution Occurred Independently of Asteroid Impact - geneonline.com
Surface CubeSat contracted for Ramses asteroid mission - European Space Agency
Skyscraper-sized asteroid to safely pass Earth this Saturday - AccuWeather
Two SETI Institute Scientists Honored with Asteroids Bearing Their Names - SETI
Asteroid discovered at SFA Observatory named in honor of late astronomer Don Carona - Stephen F. Austin State University
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away - Space
China releases first photo of an asteroid some consider Earth’s ‘quasi moon’ - NBC News
A meteorite crashed through a home. Then 'alien' material was found - USA Today
Asteroid bombardment may have delayed Earth's first continents - Courthouse News
Deep space software upgrade for Hera’s asteroid visit - European Space Agency
Getting ready for lunar planetary defense - SpaceNews
China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids - Space
Researchers just uncovered more about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago - Yahoo News Australia
China releases 1st photo of Earth's elusive 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa - Space
Seven fragments hidden inside lunar dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission came from a rare, water-rich type of asteroid never before confirmed on the Moon — suggesting these fragile bodies bombarded the ancient Earth–Moon system far more often t - Space Daily
Scientists plan to bury into an asteroid and blow it up to save Earth - The Independent
Asteroids May Have Delayed The Birth of Earth's First Continents - ScienceAlert
An ‘Asteroid’ Tracked Since 1998 Made an Unexplained Orbital Shift—Now Astronomers Say It’s Something Far More Mysterious - The Debrief
What would really happen if a massive asteroid struck Paris tomorrow? - Futura, le média qui explore le monde
NASA's first asteroid sample-return mission grabbed so much of Bennu that debris jammed the collector's lid and the sample began leaking into space — engineers rushed to stow it early, and the capsule still landed in Utah in 2023 carrying 121.6 grams of 4.5 - 19FortyFive
Fireflies and Fireballs: Summer Stargazing with Meteor Watch Day, Asteroid Day - NASA (.gov)
Asteroid impact may have reshaped tuna evolution alongside dinosaur extinction - Bioengineer.org
Could this asteroid be a piece of the Moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out - The Conversation
2026 June 30 – Unusually Smooth Sections of Asteroid Itokawa - NASA (.gov)
How to See the Giant Asteroid That Will Pass by Earth This Weekend - WIRED
Experts no longer think life began on Earth. Here's what convinced them - BBC Science Focus Magazine
How to Stop a Killer Asteroid - The MIT Press Reader
Chinese university-led mission to study asteroid Apophis during close encounter with Earth - SpaceNews
Two spacecraft deliver stunning new close-up photos of asteroids - Mashable
NASA’s Lucy Reveals Wobbling, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid - NASA Science (.gov)
There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend - Ars Technica
NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video - NASA Science (.gov)
Asteroid Apophis' 2029 flyby of Earth will be visible to billions of people - The Weather Network
The Dinosaur Extinction Was More Complicated Than You Think - New Scientist
A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend - AP News
Tracked by NASA since 1998, missing asteroid reappears as mysterious dark comet - WION
Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid - Space
Spacecraft Heading for Asteroid NASA Slapped so Hard It Changed Its Orbit Gets Crucial OTA Update - autoevolution
Asteroid zooming past Earth on Saturday visible to stargazers - Phys.org
Large asteroid safely passed Earth on June 27 - EarthSky
Asteroid as large as 5 cruise ships will soar past Earth this weekend - Popular Science
3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth - Space
Lucy's First Asteroid Flyby Sheds Light on a Double-lobed Asteroid - Sky & Telescope
NASA mission changed orbit of asteroid around Sun - The Grainger College of Engineering
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon - European Space Agency
Scientists identify rare meteorite class that killed dinosaurs - The Independent
NASA’s Lucy finds a wobbling peanut-shaped asteroid with signs of ancient water - ScienceDaily
Meteorite That Crashed Into New Jersey Home Offers Chemical Clues on the Origins of Life - Discover Magazine
Meteorite that landed in New Jersey contains otherworldly chemistry, researchers say - WYFF
How To Watch A Massive Mile-Wide Asteroid This Weekend During A Rare Flyby - Forbes
Ancient asteroid barrage may explain why early Earth had no stable continents - Phys.org
NASA’s Next-Gen Near-Earth Asteroid Space Telescope Takes Shape - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
Asteroid Day marks 1908 Siberian impact as scientists prepare for surge of new discoveries - AccuWeather
Oldest known asteroid impact on Earth dated to 3 billion years - Phys.org
Why The SpaceX IPO Brings A New Era Of Asteroid Mining Closer - Forbes
Watch a 'Potentially hazardous asteroid' the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight - Space
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'asteroid'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French astéroïde    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
asteoid,   asteroidd,   asreroid,   astroid,   astrroid,   asterroid,   asteroi,   asteriod,   asteriid,   steroid,   asterood,   asteeoid,   aasteroid,   atseroid,   asterodi,   sateroid,   aateroid,   ssteroid,   adteroid,   assteroid,   asterooid,   asterod,   astwroid,   aseroid,   ateroid,   asteroiid,   asteroif,   asterpid,   asetroid,   astteroid,   asterid,   asyeroid,   asteroud,   asteorid,   asteeroid,   astetoid,   asterois,   astoroid,   astreoid
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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