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Where do meteors around the Earth come from?
Space science

Where do meteors around the Earth come from?

According to the latest research, most small bodies in space originated from 5 or 6 small planets that exploded and still move around our Solar System.

December 17, 2018
Asteroid 800,000km2 fly near the Earth
Space science

Asteroid 800,000km2 fly near the Earth

The asteroid named 4 Vesta or Vesta is large and is bright enough to be observable from Earth despite being 170 million km away, Metro reported yesterday.

December 17, 2018
Overview of 16 Psyche asteroids
Space science

Overview of 16 Psyche asteroids

16 Psyche is one of the ten largest mass asteroids in the asteroid belt. It has a diameter of more than 200km and contains approximately 1% of the whole belt.

December 17, 2018
What is asteroid belt?
Space science

What is asteroid belt?

Gather asteroids forming asteroids belt. The main belt has thousands of asteroids larger than 1 km, and millions of tiny objects like dust.

December 17, 2018
Learn about dwarf planet Ceres
Space science

Learn about dwarf planet Ceres

This dwarf planet was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi on January 1, 1801 and named after the Greek goddess Ceres.

December 17, 2018
What is asteroid?
Space science

What is asteroid?

Asteroids, small planets are synonyms for a small group of celestial bodies floating in the solar system in orbit around the Sun.

December 17, 2018
Why does Mars not look like the other planets?
Space science

Why does Mars not look like the other planets?

Although all 4 are rocky / terrestrial planet located near the center of the Solar System, the physical composition of Mars has some differences compared to the other th…

December 17, 2018