StarChild: The Asteroid Belt

around the Sun. Think about the asteroids as cars on the highway. Sometimes, the asteroid cars run into one another. When this happens ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/asteroids.html - 7k

Will an asteroid hit the Earth?

Once in awhile, it happens. But not very often. Think about this, most of the asteroids in our solar system are located in the asteroid belt. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question11.html - 8k

StarChild: Did you know... (The Asteroid Belt)

Did you know...? Until 1997, most scientists believed Chiron was an asteroid orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. Now some astronomers think it is a comet. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/asteroids_know.html - 4k

StarChild: Answer to the Asteroid Question

And the answer is... The asteroid belt is located between the rocky planet Mars and the gaseous planet Jupiter. Return to StarChild ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/asteroids_answer.html - 4k

StarChild: Ceres

Within a year it was called a planet. Within one more year it was called an asteroid. ... It is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/ceres.html - 7k

StarChild: The planet Mars

iron. The iron is what gives Mars its red color. Mars has many craters which were formed by meteorites or asteroids hitting it. Mars ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mars.html - 8k

StarChild: The Solar System

Our solar system is always in motion. Eight known planets and their moons, along with comets, asteroids, and other space objects orbit the Sun. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html - 7k

Urbain Le Verrier

He noticed both planets had unusual motions. Le Verrier thought an asteroid belt between Mercury and the Sun caused Mercury's unusual motion. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level1/leverrier.html - 7k

How many moons does Jupiter have?

So these 11 (which are most probably asteroids that have been captured by Jupiter's gravity) will most probably be accepted in the near future and take the ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question51.html - 7k

What is meant by "false color"?

see with our eyes! Below on the left, you see the actual image of the asteroid Ida taken by NASA's Galileo satellite. On the right ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question20.html - 7k

Is there a Planet X or 10th planet?

All objects, whether moons or asteroids or planets, are named by the International Astronomical Union according to strict guidelines. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question4.html - 6k

StarChild: Did you know... (Mercury)

Did you know...? Four billion years ago, a very large asteroid hit Mercury. It made a hole on Mercury's surface big enough to hold the state of Texas. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mercury_know.html - 4k

StarChild: Multidisciplinary Activities: Blast Off Boutique

Most astronauts have very hard heads. Without this part of the EMU, though, their hair could be messed up by asteroids blowing by. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/activity/boutique.html - 8k

Archive of Questions

Can you tell me about the other solar systems being discovered? [June 1999]. Will an asteroid hit the Earth? [July 1999]. What causes a "falling star"? ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/archive.html - 14k

StarChild: Meteoroids

outer space. Most meteoroids are no bigger than a pebble. Large meteoroids are believed to come from the asteroid belt. Some of ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/meteoroids.html - 7k

StarChild: The planet Mercury

Humans would not be able to live there. The surface of Mercury has holes in it where objects such as meteorites and asteroids crashed into it. A Question. ... http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/mercury.html - 7k