| 单词 | asteroid belt |
| 例句 | Day 475 We safely emerge from the main asteroid belt, happy to have survived. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d huddle together in a shuttle constructed out of chairs and bedsheets, and in T minus ten we’d blast off into space, visit the moon, Mars, the asteroid belt and beyond. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Somewhere out there beyond the firmament, past the asteroid belt, there were other worlds where children did not regularly fear for their bodies. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The asteroid belt is a great grinding mill, producing smaller and smaller pieces down to motes of dust. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The rings of Saturn bear some resemblance to the asteroid belt: trillions of tiny icy moonlets orbiting the planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She used telescopes to study near-Earth asteroids—those close enough to the edge of the asteroid belt that they could escape and come toward Earth! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The entire exterior was wrapped in an ad for "The Expanse" set on an asteroid belt. Step inside Syfy's spacey 'Expanse' cafe created just for Comic-Con 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The asteroid is in orbit in an asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Corey that has been adapted into a television show on Amazon.com’s video streaming service — envisioned conflicts between humans living on Earth, Mars and the asteroid belt. We crashed a science-fiction writers convention to ask about Trump’s ‘Space Force’ 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z This notion that Mrs. Clinton is secretly wrathful appears in another familiar motif in these books: She’s a thrower, the progenitor of her own asteroid belt. Review: The Anti-Clinton Brigade’s Four-Letter Word Obsession 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z In “The Expanse,” Jane will play Detective Miller, a native of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter two centuries in the future. Syfy to launch ‘The Expanse’ starring Thomas Jane 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Meteorites make two significant cameos in my forthcoming book, so I spent some time reading about the asteroid belt, where most of them originate. Kathryn Schulz Doesn’t Count Any Reading Pleasures as Guilty 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z That they do through Jeff Russo's opening theme, which incorporates notes from the original series' melody with dreamy images of prismatic colored nebulas, jewel-like asteroid belts, and other mesmerizing sights along the Enterprise's cruising path. Salon's picks for the best TV title sequences of 2022 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Mr. May said the asteroid measured roughly 2.2 miles across and was located in an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Freddie Mercury Now Races Around the Sun 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z This assist is expected to slingshot the probe back out to the main asteroid belt, where it will study the asteroid Donaldjohanson in 2025. ‘Dinky’ Asteroid Is Three Space Rocks, Not Two, NASA Flyby Finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Deep in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, lies a strange, metal-rich asteroid unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. NASA’s Psyche Mission Launches to Mysterious Metallic Asteroid 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Getting the Psyche spacecraft to the asteroid belt has also come with challenges. NASA launches spacecraft to a mysterious metal-rich asteroid 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z After traveling through the main asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, the craft will become the first to explore two groups of rocks known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Welcome to NASA's hot asteroid autumn 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z The mission’s roots stretch back to 1999, when astronomers turned their telescopes to the asteroid belt, a collection of millions of rocks, small and large, that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroid sample returned to Earth is a time capsule of the ancient solar system 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z But, on the way to those Trojans, Lucy has a couple of stops — including Dinkinesh, which sits in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. ‘Dinky’ Asteroid Is Three Space Rocks, Not Two, NASA Flyby Finds 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Lucy will swoop past Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter on Nov. 1. NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Most of them are found in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, and follow stable orbits. NASA Smashes Spacecraft Into Asteroid 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z It will skim the inner edge of the main asteroid belt before looping back toward Earth for a gravity assist that will fling it out toward the Trojans. Welcome to NASA's hot asteroid autumn 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Discovered in 1852, Psyche has the width of Massachusetts, a squashed spherical shape reminiscent of a pincushion, and an orbit between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt. NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal world may reveal the mysteries of Earth’s interior 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z But if they admit that all they want is, ultimately, to mine the asteroid belt, then all of a sudden they're going to have much more intense scrutiny. Dangerous visions: How the quest for utopia could lead to catastrophe 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z “It’s one of the two reddest objects in the asteroid belt, and scientists don’t really understand why it’s so red,” said Hoor AlMaazmi, a space science researcher at the UAE space agency. UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life’s origins 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Building off the success of its Hope spacecraft, which is still circling and studying Mars, the United Arab Emirates announced on Monday plans for an ambitious follow-up mission: a grand tour of the asteroid belt. The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z But this year, scientists identified a good candidate in the inner asteroid belt for an early flyby. Welcome to NASA's hot asteroid autumn 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z "We originally assumed that we would see a very narrow asteroid belt." The James Webb Telescope eyes a new asteroid belt — in another star's solar system 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Just like Jupiter dominates the main asteroid belt and Neptune sculpts the Kuiper Belt, astronomers believe that debris disks outside the solar system may be shaped by unseen planets. JWST Sees Alien Asteroid Belt around Nearby Star 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The inner ring is analogous to our asteroid belt, while the outer ring is comparable to the sun’s Kuiper belt. Webb Telescope Finds a Star Cloaked in 3 Rings of Ruined Worlds 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z “The asteroid belt mission was the right amount of challenge,” said Sarah al-Amiri, chairwoman of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency. The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z It's still running and now studying strange objects in the Kuiper belt, a disc of material that circles the Solar System, sort of like the asteroid belt. These are the oldest space probes that are still operational 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Indeed, our own solar system's asteroid belt is considered to be a "failed planet" of sorts; there are multiple small spherical bodies that make up the asteroid belt, including Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas. The James Webb Telescope eyes a new asteroid belt — in another star's solar system 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z "We definitely didn't expect the more complex structure with the second intermediate belt and then the broader asteroid belt," Wolff said. JWST Sees Alien Asteroid Belt around Nearby Star 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z If the samples prove to be captured asteroids, this finding will pose interesting implications for how they migrated from the outer asteroid belt to Mars. Where Did Mars’s Moons Come From? 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The next spacecraft the Emirates plans to build is a mission to the asteroid belt, launching in 2028. The Smallest Moon of Mars May Not Be What It Seemed 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z After completing the task, the spacecraft is expected to continue its journey to explore a comet in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Zhang said. China plans to send probe to near-Earth asteroid around 2025 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Yet our own asteroid belt is influenced by planets, including as the slew of asteroids that orbit in Jupiter's shadow, which are known as trojans. The James Webb Telescope eyes a new asteroid belt — in another star's solar system 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The spacecraft must pass through the main asteroid belt every time as well. NASA’s Latest Asteroid Explorer Celebrates Our Ancient Origins in Space and on Earth 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Comets, which normally fly in from the far reaches of space, appear to be misplaced in the asteroid belt. Your Thursday Briefing: Bombs Kill a Teenager in Jerusalem 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Astronomers have found comets, which normally fly in from the far reaches of space, seemingly misplaced in the asteroid belt. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z What do you expect to find in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter? The Mysterious Comets That Hide in the Asteroid Belt 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z "We originally assumed that we would see a very narrow asteroid belt," Gáspár said. The James Webb Telescope eyes a new asteroid belt — in another star's solar system 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Every 33 years Tempel-Tuttle comes as close as it will to Earth when it returns to the inner solar system - the eight planets including our own and the asteroid belt. Leonid meteor shower: When, where and how to catch a glimpse of the shooting stars 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The origin of the meteoroids is unknown, but they probably came from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, she said. Big rocks slam into Mars, gouge craters, reveal subsurface features 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The InSight team expected to pick up numerous meteoroid strikes, given Mars’ proximity to the asteroid belt and the planet’s thin atmosphere, which tends to keep entering space rocks from burning up. NASA Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocks 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Unlike their frosty cousins that often linger in our star system’s cold outer reaches, asteroid belt, or main belt, comets stick to the warmer edge of the inner solar system. The Mysterious Comets That Hide in the Asteroid Belt 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z If someone built a highway out of the solar system, most drivers wouldn’t make it past the asteroid belt. How Long is the Drive to the Edge of the Universe? 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z One possibility is that a "flux of asteroids" may have been caused by an earlier collision in the asteroid belt, and these two impacts were merely part of that. A second asteroid may have struck Earth after the one that killed the dinosaurs 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z But they are definitely organized and systematic, with a simple formula describing the orbital radii of the first eight planets and the asteroid belt. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Multiply your result by 2 to obtain an estimate for the mass of the total asteroid belt. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It is also easier for objects from the asteroid belt to crash into the planet. The Mysterious Comets That Hide in the Asteroid Belt 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Moreover, Betelgeuse is so large that "if it were at the center of our Solar System, its envelope would engulf the asteroid belt and the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars." Three years ago, a star in Orion inexplicably dimmed. Astronomers finally know why 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt is of interest as well, in part because of hints that it, too, harbors a liquid ocean beneath its surface. Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Plenty of asteroids are thought to stem from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but astronomers are curious if there are unknown reservoirs of space rocks that contribute to asteroids elsewhere. Hunting for asteroids at twilight is turning up space rocks we normally wouldn’t see 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Calculate twice the mass of the largest 13 objects and compare it to the mass of the main asteroid belt. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But bizarrely, they orbit in the asteroid belt, a graveyard of debris that did not coalesce into planets. The Mysterious Comets That Hide in the Asteroid Belt 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The asteroid belt contains bodies of rock and metal. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These collisions created the asteroid belt, an unfinished planet, located between Mars and Jupiter. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, the Voyagers would have to travel through the asteroid belt along the way. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Explain why the planet Venus is differentiated, but asteroid Fraknoi, a very boring and small member of the asteroid belt, is not. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A small amount of that debris would have been pushed by the solar wind into what is now the asteroid belt, forming the E-type asteroids. Shards of the Planet Mercury May Be Hiding on Earth 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Further evidence of Jupiter’s interference is the debris field that forms the asteroid belt. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This asteroid belt is the source of most meteorites that currently impact the Earth. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Voyager there had been a big debate about whether spacecraft could get through the asteroid belt “without being torn to pieces,” McNutt says. Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z The asteroids are mostly found in the broad space between Mars and Jupiter, a region of the solar system called the asteroid belt. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “The young sun was highly magnetic and spinning fast,” he said, turning the solar wind into a “whirlpool” that could send pieces of Mercury to the asteroid belt. Shards of the Planet Mercury May Be Hiding on Earth 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z From time to time, Jupiter still flings objects from the asteroid belt out into other parts of the solar system, some of which have collided with Earth to catastrophic effect. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ceres, like Pluto, clearly doesn't pass this criteria: the asteroid belt in which Ceres resides is evidence of a "failed" planet that didn't clear its neighborhood. Pluto wasn't the first: A brief history of our solar system's forgotten planets 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z A bridge training exercise, for example, might end with helping the ship’s captain on a clandestine rescue mission in an asteroid belt. A first look at Disney’s ambitious (and expensive) interactive Star Wars hotel 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Most are in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Most of the asteroids orbiting our Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt are believed to be around that age. Astronomers discover a pair of young "twin" asteroids, barely older than the United States 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The Kuiper belt is an icy version of the asteroid belt, consisting of fragments left over from the early solar system. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The asteroid belt, which sits roughly between Mars and Jupiter, is filled with minor planets and asteroids. Pluto wasn't the first: A brief history of our solar system's forgotten planets 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Psyche, a large object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, appears to be made mostly of iron and other metals. Big Rockets, Massive Asteroids and More Space Highlights for 2022 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Give a brief description of the asteroid belt. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Since 1991, when the Galileo spacecraft whizzed past the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter, a number of missions have explored the Solar System’s main asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter. Lucy, the First Mission to Jupiter’s Asteroids, Could Reveal Solar System Origins 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Before encountering the Trojans, Lucy will zip past a smaller, more ordinary object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Meteorites offer a rare opportunity for scientists to learn more about the solar system and the asteroid belt. Meteorite crashes through ceiling and lands on woman’s bed in British Columbia 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z This Big Data technique helped to match the strong geological evidence that the impactor was a carbonaceous asteroid — and not a comet — with a possible origin in the outer asteroid belt. The Rock That Ended the Dinosaurs Was Much More Than a Dino Killer 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z What is the period of revolution about the Sun for an asteroid with a semi-major axis of 3 AU in the middle of the asteroid belt? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “The Ministry for the Future” novelist Kim Stanley Robinson has spent decades creatively imagining how humanity might respond to harsh conditions, whether that means Mars and the asteroid belt or a drowned New York City. Opinion | ‘Reminiscence’ is another pessimistic climate change movie. Filmmakers should get more creative. 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Some of those rocks settled into the gap between Mars and Jupiter and became the asteroid belt. 2 Red Objects Were Found in the Asteroid Belt. They Shouldn’t Be There. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The explosion had accelerated space exploration and mining of the asteroid belt. Seeing 2020: A vision of Seattle’s future from 1984 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z “This is confirmation of a really cool idea, and I think it helps me understand a lot more about how the asteroid belt may be influencing the Earth over billions of years,” Dr. Bottke said. The Rock That Ended the Dinosaurs Was Much More Than a Dino Killer 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z These regions are the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z During the early days of the Solar System, as planets were being formed, debris flew throughout space, much of which never became a planet or moon and wound up becoming part of the asteroid belt. NASA is getting ready to land on an asteroid that may hold the building blocks of life 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Dr. Marsset agrees that it’s not clear why they would be so red, but it is possibly related to how long it took them to become implanted into the asteroid belt. 2 Red Objects Were Found in the Asteroid Belt. They Shouldn’t Be There. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z However, Mars, the asteroid belt and all the gas-giant planets will probably survive and stay in altered orbits around the Sun’s remains. Planet discovered transiting a dead star 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Van Zyl was involved in missions that sent the Juno spacecraft to Jupiter, Dawn to the asteroid belt, Cassini to Saturn, and the InSight Mars lander and its tying accompanying CubeSat spacecraft. Jakob van Zyl, key Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, dies 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Beyond Mars and the asteroid belt, we encounter a new region of the solar system: the realm of the giants. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Moreover, she says, the Vatiras are likely to hail from the inner part of the asteroid belt, where olivine-rich bodies are slightly more common. First asteroid found within Venus’s orbit could be a clue to the missing ‘mantle’ asteroids 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z By triangulating its trajectory from multiple positions, Mr. Shober traced the fireball back to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, his team reports in a paper that will be published by The Astronomical Journal. This Fireball Ignored the Solar System’s One-Way Signs 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z He ventures further in The Case for Space, where he outlines the opportunities for mining in the asteroid belt and beyond. Let's move to Mars: the best books about our future in space 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The solar system is full of primordial crumbs, most of which circle the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. A New Mini-Moon Was Found Orbiting Earth. There Will Be More. 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Both spacecraft passed through the asteroid belt without incident, but the energetic particles in Jupiter’s magnetic field nearly wiped out their electronics, providing information necessary for the safe design of subsequent missions. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z An early instability would also scour away planet-forming material near Mars and the asteroid belt, explaining their weirdly low masses. Cataclysmic bashing from giant planets occurred early in our Solar System's history 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z In 2019, the farm belt felt about as hospitable as the asteroid belt. Analysis | With Trump’s farm bailout came surprising profits, but little help for the neediest 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Near-Earth asteroids similar to Hebe have also been spotted, suggesting that something - probably the giant planet Jupiter - slung material from the asteroid belt. US meteorite adds to origins mystery 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Jupiter itself is in resonance with the asteroid belt, with the gas giant’s immense gravitational pull keeping lanes within the belt conspicuously free of asteroids. A Dance That Stops 2 of Neptune’s Moons From Colliding 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Here, the asteroid dots are too big and give a false impression of how crowded the asteroid belt would look if you were in it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “As we explore more and more objects in the asteroid belt and beyond, we are finding objects that surprise us. It's why we explore. Though perhaps it is no surprise, gravity usually wins.” Another Pluto? What the discovery of a new dwarf planet means to astronomy 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “The size of each of these disks is similar to the asteroid belt in our Solar System and the separation between them is 28 times the distance between the Sun and the Earth.” Astronomers discover 'cosmic pretzel' 700 light-years away from Earth 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Cameras operated by the Ondrejov Observatory in the Czech Republic recorded the fall of the Pribram meteorite, allowing the researchers to trace its orbit back to the asteroid belt. US meteorite adds to origins mystery 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z I’m amazed they didn’t float mining the asteroid belt. Raising hopes and denying gropes: Tory conference leaves no fantasy untouched 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Most asteroids are found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt, whereas comets generally follow orbits of high eccentricity. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Instead, a collision in the asteroid belt flooded the solar system with so much dust that, given some other changes at the time, allowed life on Earth to flourish, new research suggests. Asteroid Dust Triggered an Explosion of Life on Ancient Earth 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z In a new paper published on Wednesday in Science Advances, scientists show that the event's onset coincided with the largest documented asteroid breakup in the asteroid belt over the past two billion years. Asteroid dust may have triggered massive explosion of life on Earth 466 million years ago 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Hebe's orbit sits in a location where Jupiter's gravitational forces can stir up material, allowing it to escape from the asteroid belt. US meteorite adds to origins mystery 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z From there, it entered the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and ultimately wound up on Earth. Remnants of ancient planet just found in famous meteorite 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Not all asteroids are in the main asteroid belt. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z "These are carbonaceous chondrites from the solar system beyond the asteroid belt, from the area of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune." Meteorite strikes made life on Earth possible, study says 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z A few deep-space projects, like NASA’s Dawn mission to the asteroid belt, have instead used electric propulsion. The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z That assumes the iron-rich asteroids come from a single source; it's possible they come from two or more locations in the asteroid belt. US meteorite adds to origins mystery 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The meteorite was likely formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Gold prospector's mysterious rock turned out to be super-rare meteorite 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Beyond the asteroid belt, where comets spend most of their time, these ices are solidly frozen. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Maybe then a greater share of the asteroid belt—or some other, more desirable and valuable solar system real estate—could be given protected status. How Wild Should We Let the Solar System Be? 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z He wants to zone the planet for “residential and light industry only,” and take the dirtiest industrial work into the asteroid belt that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter. As Coachella raged, the L.A. tech world made plans to live on Mars 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z So far, however, those objects don't seem to be coming from the outer asteroid belt - the side facing Jupiter - where Hebe orbits. US meteorite adds to origins mystery 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Improvements to telescopes that made it possible to identify the inhabitants of the asteroid belt resulted in scores of new rocky bodies being discovered every year. The bizarre and brilliant rules for naming new stuff in space 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Most of them probably come from the asteroid belt, but some may be dead comets. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In case you are visiting from the asteroid belt, I should point out that “This is her prerogative” is not the sort of language that Trump usually uses on Twitter to address his political opponents. Why Trump Can’t Find a Way Out of the Shutdown Mess He Created 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z That would suggest something significant changed in our solar system around then—perhaps, the team proposes, a large space rock in the asteroid belt breaking up and wandering closer to Earth and the moon. Lunar Craters Show Spike in Earth-Pummeling Space Rocks 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z “Perhaps an asteroid family was broken up in the asteroid belt,” Mazrouei speculated. Asteroids are smacking Earth twice as often as before 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z This ring is about the same diameter as the solar system’s asteroid belt. Weird Star System's Planet-Forming Disk Goes Vertical Like a Ferris Wheel 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The planets follow paths that parallel the gas giant’s own tilt, gaps appear in the asteroid belt at places where its influence resonates, and the trajectories of comets are changed as they swoosh past. Behold, the solar system’s best planet 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z To get past Mars, onward to Jupiter and beyond, one must pass through the asteroid belt, a region of space that harbors an especially large number of rocks. Perspective | Five myths about space 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z While they are only two of the millions of objects in the asteroid belt, they contain a whopping 45 percent of its mass. NASA's Dawn Mission Ends, But Its Legacy Lives On 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, although it is smaller than most of the solar system’s larger moons. NASA’s Dawn Mission to the Asteroid Belt Says Good Night 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The spacecraft, which explored two of the largest objects in the asteroid belt missed its last two check-ins, one on October 31st and another on November 1st. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is dead 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Propelled by three ion engines, the 11-year-old Dawn was the first spacecraft to orbit an object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and also the first to orbit two places beyond Earth. Another NASA spacecraft runs out of steam, 2nd this week 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The star system I end up in is bathed in cool green, a handful of planets scattered about huge asteroid belts. No Man’s Sky travel journal: into the terrible abyss 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z It remains in orbit around Ceres, which, like Vesta, is in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Planet-hunting telescope silent after finding 2,600 worlds 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z This route had taken them through most of the Near Earth Union, with a stopover on Mars before exiting NEU territory en route to Vesta, one of several populated asteroids in the asteroid belt. Read an excerpt from R.E. Stearns’ science fiction book Mutiny at Vesta 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z “My other vehicle is in the main asteroid belt” In August, Rayman wrote a detailed and heart-rending description of what researchers knew would happen to Dawn as it died. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is dead 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z A vast majority of the half-million bodies in the inner asteroid belt may in fact be shrapnel from as few as five parent bodies called "planetesimals," scientists say. Many asteroids might be remnants of five destroyed worlds, scientists say 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Both are in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. NASA spacecraft sending back close-ups of dwarf planet Ceres 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z These rocky objects are normally thought to be restricted to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. New telescope will scan the skies for asteroids on collision course with Earth 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Small asteroids on near-Earth orbits are thought to originate in the asteroid belt, a diffuse band of space rocks orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. At Asteroid Ryugu, Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Preps for Exploration 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Dawn was two years older than Kepler, launching in 2007, with the mission to study Vesta and Ceres, the two largest objects in the asteroid belt. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is dead 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The finding doesn't only illuminate a "mystery" of the asteroid belt, said Katherine Kretke, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute who was not involved in the study. Many asteroids might be remnants of five destroyed worlds, scientists say 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z "There's becoming an increasingly blurry line between the two as we are finding comet-like objects in the main asteroid belt," says Prof Sara Russell of London's Natural History Museum. Interstellar visitor's identity solved 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Some of them, much closer than the ones in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, also pose a potential hazard to our planet. The asteroid rush sending 21st-century prospectors into space 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which is orbiting around the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt, is about to get closer to this celestial object than ever before. NASA’s Dawn probe is about to get into its closest orbit yet around the dwarf planet Ceres 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The asteroid belt, located between Jupiter and Mars, contains numerous rocky objects left over from the “dawn” of the Solar System, which is how the spacecraft got its name. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is dead 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z "If we can turn back the clock and see the asteroid belt was made by these big planetesimals, that really is telling us something quite definitive about the circumstances that formed our own planet." Many asteroids might be remnants of five destroyed worlds, scientists say 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Today, our solar system's asteroids reside between Mars and Jupiter, in a dense region that's known as the asteroid belt. How Do Asteroids Create Life? 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z A few hours earlier, he had announced on Twitter that the company's cosmic Roadster was en route to the asteroid belt, having overshot the trajectory for its planned Mars orbit. The man who sent his sports car into space 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Launched in 2007, the Dawn spacecraft traveled for years to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, first visiting an asteroid named Vesta in 2011. NASA’s Dawn probe is about to get into its closest orbit yet around the dwarf planet Ceres 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Given that Musk’s private aerospace company SpaceX had just launched the most powerful working rocket in the world, casting a Tesla towards the asteroid belt, it was hard to find anyone who disagreed with him. The new space race: how billionaires launched the next era of exploration 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Nesvorny noted that the inner belt is home to only a tenth of all asteroids — he'd hope to see the analysis applied to the rest of the asteroid belt. Many asteroids might be remnants of five destroyed worlds, scientists say 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Instead, the Falcon Heavy's upper stage overperformed on its final burn, pushing the outer reaches of the Roadster's heliocentric orbit beyond Mars and into the asteroid belt.* Elon Musk Does It Again 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The car and its dummy driver are now heading towards the asteroid belt. Elon Musk's Tesla announces biggest quarterly loss ever 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z The mission team hoped to extend the spacecraft’s mission, which officially ended in June 2016, by sending it to visit another object in the asteroid belt called Adeona. NASA’s Dawn probe is about to get into its closest orbit yet around the dwarf planet Ceres 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla sports car and its dummy test pilot Starman were on a new course hurtling towards the asteroid belt on Wednesday after overshooting their planned trajectory. Elon Musk's space car set to overshoot Mars and hurtle towards asteroid belt 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Astronomers have found evidence for asteroid belts around Vega and Fomalhaut, stars just a couple dozen light-years away. Many asteroids might be remnants of five destroyed worlds, scientists say 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Its journey to the vicinity of the asteroid belt should take about half a year, but what then? Elon Musk Does It Again 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Its cargo, Musk’s cherry red convertible, is now heading toward an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Tesla’s losses expected to grow on Model 3 delays 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z And it looks like it’s going so far into the asteroid belt that it will get relatively close to the orbit of the dwarf planet Ceres. Elon Musk’s Tesla overshot Mars’ orbit and is headed to the asteroid belt 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z While many astronomers believe the object is an interstellar asteroid, its elongated shape is unlike anything seen in the asteroid belt in our own solar system. Astronomers to check interstellar body for signs of alien technology 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z He and his colleagues were looking at data on the dynamics of bodies in the inner asteroid belt in hopes of figuring out what makes an object leave the belt — and potentially fly toward Earth. Many asteroids might be remnants of five destroyed worlds, scientists say 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Radicalized groups of Belters, the disadvantaged citizens of the outer planets and asteroid belts, waged an apocalyptic war against Earth and Mars, bombarding humanity’s home planet with asteroids. Persepolis Rising sets the stage for the end of The Expanse 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z They write about the challenges of and intersections between public and private space travel, with stories set in low Earth orbit, Mars, the asteroid belt, and beyond. This free science fiction anthology is all about the future of space exploration 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z The five new asteroids orbit within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Five new asteroids surprise astronomers in Hubble images 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z A much larger analogue of the asteroid belt, the Kuiper Belt is a cosmic junkyard, full of rubble thought to be left over from the formation of the solar system. Two years on, the Kuiper Belt is in sight 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z How could this process result in bodies the size of those in the asteroid belt, let alone whole planets? Many asteroids might be remnants of five destroyed worlds, scientists say 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z It was the first ever touchdown on an alien world beyond the asteroid belt. Nasa's Cassini spacecraft poised to begin mission-ending dive into Saturn 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The occasional collision of asteroids in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter might trigger short-lived “showers” of asteroids impacting the Earth. Could Asteroids Bombard the Earth to Cause a Mass Extinction in 10 Million Years? 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Pluto and its newfound kin in the solar system's distant Kuiper Belt region were reclassified as dwarf planets, along with Ceres, the biggest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists launch campaign to restore Pluto to the planet club 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z But when astronomers realized it was just the largest of thousands of objects inhabiting that stretch of sky, they renamed Ceres an “asteroid” and called its crowded home orbit “the asteroid belt.” A new definition would add 102 planets to our solar system — including Pluto 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z In recognition of her project "Rice Straw Power", Nasa named an asteroid belt discovered in 2000 after her. Air pollution: New attempts to tackle Cairo’s black cloud - BBC News 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt and is located about three times farther from the sun than Earth. Dwarf planet Ceres boasts organic compounds, raising prospect of life 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z From the multitude of reports, scientists should be able to calculate the trajectory of the asteroid, which likely originated from the asteroid belt. Fireball Meteor Captured on Video Lighting Up Midwest Sky 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z An asteroid belt body, roughly as large as Connecticut and made of some of the most ancient material in the solar system, collided with another object and splintered into pieces. A 466-million-year-old space collision is still raining shrapnel on Earth 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z They might see the dozens of worlds that circle the larger bodies or Ceres in the asteroid belt. A new definition would add 102 planets to our solar system — including Pluto 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The second, slated for 2023, will send an orbiter to 16 Psyche, a massive metallic object in the asteroid belt that is thought to be the exposed iron core of a protoplanet. NASA’s newest missions will explore the solar system’s asteroids 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z At 940 kilometres across, Ceres is so big that it contains roughly one-third of all the mass in the asteroid belt — and it is technically both an asteroid and a dwarf planet. Solar System’s biggest asteroid is an ancient ocean world 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z It was also the first mission to venture beyond the main asteroid belt relying solely on solar cells for power. Europe's Rosetta spacecraft to end epic trek with comet crash landing 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z The dwarf planet Ceres, which sits in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, harbors a huge amount of water ice, and some of it may be liquid. Looking for aliens on ocean worlds: ‘You’d be in denial to believe there isn’t life out there’ 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z He told the Montreux gathering that the Freddie Mercury asteroid was situated in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and that it measured about two miles across. Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after late Queen star to mark 70th birthday - BBC News 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z In early 2015, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. Podcast: Ceres’s close-up, how dogs listen, and a new RNA therapy 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Team scientists hope to confirm suspicions that Bennu was born hundreds of millions of years ago in collisions within the asteroid belt. NASA to sample asteroid for clues to life on Earth 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z In fact, it’s in the very inside of something called the Kuiper Belt – an asteroid belt full of space objects much more mysterious than Pluto. NASA’s New Horizons probe to visit mysterious object in outer solar system 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z But one of NASA’s decisions, about the Dawn spacecraft orbiting Ceres, the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, was somewhat of a surprise — as well as a disappointment to some working on the mission. NASA Announces Extension of 9 Spacecraft Missions 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z After a year in orbit, Dawn left the space rock and journeyed to Ceres, the largest known object in the asteroid belt. NASA's Dawn spacecraft won't be leaving dwarf planet Ceres 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Its heft shapes the orbits of the other planets, the structure of the asteroid belt and the periods of many comets. By Jove! 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z It is thought that the breakup of the bigger chondrite body, about 100-150km across, had yielded a major cluster of rocky debris in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Mystery alien rock unearthed in Swedish quarry 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Dating suggests the meteorite's parent body was involved in a huge collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter some 470 million years ago. 'Fossil' meteorite was from asteroid smash-up - BBC News 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z The latest post takes aim at the perceived dangers of asteroid belts. Your Wednesday Briefing 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Actually: If you were in the middle of an asteroid belt, you probably wouldn’t see any asteroids at all. You Could Actually Snooze Your Way Through an Asteroid Belt 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z It is a year since the Nasa spacecraft went into orbit around the 950km-wide world - the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Dawn spies new detail in Ceres' bright spots - BBC News 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z A dwarf planet measuring 950 km in diameter, Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt - a disc of rocky objects that sits between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Mystery of Ceres's bright spots deepens as new data is analysed 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Earth, Mars, and the physically distinctive "Belters" who live and work in the asteroid belt are facing off against over scarce resources. How SyFy's The Expanse cast its multiracial future 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z This photo of Saturn and its largest moon Titan was taken by NASA’s Pioneer 11, which explored the asteroid belt, Jupiter, and Saturn for more than 22 years. Saturn’s Ring Puffs Itself Up With Optical Illusion 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The video was made using images taken from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which is currently in orbit around Ceres in the asteroid belt. Take a flight over dwarf planet Ceres with a new colorful animation from NASA 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Most studies of potential hazards involved objects in the asteroid belt roughly between Mars and Jupiter, the researchers said. Risk of comet hitting Earth as bad as asteroids or worse, say researchers 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z The tiny worlds of Pluto and Ceres — the latter in the heart of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — received their first-ever spacecraft visits in 2015, producing many breathtaking images. 365 days: The science events that shaped 2015 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Scientists link a rare, double impact crater in central Sweden to a 470-million-year-old cataclysm in the asteroid belt. Space Rocks Delivered One-Two Punch to Ancient Earth 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z This photo of Saturn and its largest moon Titan was taken by NASA’s Pioneer 11, which explored the asteroid belt, Jupiter, and Saturn for more than 22 years. Saturn’s Ring Puffs Itself Up With Optical Illusion 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Some researchers, wary of the result, maintain that Ceres’ surface spectra are better explained by brucite, a magnesium-based mineral that readily forms in the asteroid belt. Largest Object in Asteroid Belt May Have Come From Elsewhere 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Ceres is a 950km-wide dwarf planet sitting in the Solar System's asteroid belt. Fresh views of Ceres but 'spots' remain mysterious - BBC News 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Vesta, the second largest body in the asteroid belt, will shine this week at magnitude 6.2, the most brilliant the asteroid will get in our skies this year. This Week's Night Sky: Moon Hits a Bull’s Eye 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z In the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, two space rocks were about to collide. Space Rocks Delivered One-Two Punch to Ancient Earth 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z This photo of Saturn and its largest moon Titan was taken by NASA’s Pioneer 11, which explored the asteroid belt, Jupiter, and Saturn for more than 22 years. Saturn’s Ring Puffs Itself Up With Optical Illusion 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt, also launched from there. Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin space company to launch from historic pad at Space Coast 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z With a diameter of 950km, Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres' bright spots in sharp detail - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z A vocal group of readers expressed eagerness for the exploration of objects in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. NASA’s Next Horizon in Space 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Take the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, which is currently being orbited by the Dawn spacecraft. See the Massive Mountain on Dwarf Planet Ceres 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Haze on Ceres would be the first ever observed directly in the asteroid belt. Mystery haze appears above Ceres’s bright spots 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Under that definition, Ceres, the biggest item in the asteroid belt, is a planet, too. The Man Who Flew Mankind to Pluto 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z The Dawn mission arrived at the dwarf, which is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, in March. Dawn probe sees Ceres' spots in more detail - BBC News 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z While NASA’s Dawn mission continues to explore the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt, they offered additional ideas. NASA’s Next Horizon in Space 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z With a diameter of 950km, Ceres is the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Best view yet of Ceres' spots - BBC News 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z He climbed into a ship, and flew through an asteroid belt. The Galaxy-Sized Video Game 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Ceres is the largest body, measuring 590 miles across, in an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. NASA Wants You to Guess the Cause of Mysterious Bright Spots on a Dwarf Planet 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is Dawn's second stop. Start of dwarf planet mission delayed after small mix-up 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Others were impressed by the uniqueness of objects in the asteroid belt, like the body known as Psyche. NASA’s Next Horizon in Space 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z At nearly 1,000 kilometres across, Ceres is the biggest object in the asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter. Mystery of bright spots on Ceres grows 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z At nearly 1,000 kilometres across, Ceres is the biggest asteroid in the asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter. Mystery of Ceres's Bright Spots Grows 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Dawn arrived at Ceres - the largest object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter - on 6 March. Dwarf Ceres captured in colour 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z The precise detective works suggests the fireball escaped from the innermost region of the asteroid belt, the study researchers reported. Russian Fireball's Origins Found 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Prior to Dawn’s orbit around Ceres, the probe circled a large asteroid, Vesta, also located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. In a historic first, NASA spacecraft orbits dwarf planet Ceres 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres was the largest unexplored space rock in the inner solar system. Ceres Is Now in the Spotlight 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The spacecraft previously spent 14 months exploring the asteroid Vesta, the second biggest object in the asteroid belt, making it “the first mission to orbit two extraterrestrial targets.” Spacecraft Reaches Dwarf Planet With Unexplained Bright Spots 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Both Vesta and Ceres are the two most massive space rocks in our Solar System’s main asteroid belt between Mars Mars and Jupiter. NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Reaches Dwarf Planet Ceres 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The largest celestial body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter welcomes its first visitor Friday. Ceres Has a Visit From NASA 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Ceres is the largest celestial body in the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. In a historic first, NASA spacecraft orbits dwarf planet Ceres 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Dawn will spend the next 16 months studying the 950km-diameter dwarf planet, which is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Bright spotlight on Ceres mission 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z It beamed back more than 30,000 images of the rocky world inside the asteroid belt before heading to its final destination. NASA spacecraft making first visit to dwarf planet Ceres 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The asteroid belt, a ring of spacegoing rubble between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, is the remains of a planet that failed to form during the solar system’s creation 4.5 billion years ago. Harvest festival 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, is the second and final stop for Dawn, which previously visited the asteroid Vesta. Ceres Has a Visit From NASA 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z It originated from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Watch a Meteor Burn Up in a Fiery Ball Over Pennsylvania 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Dawn is scheduled to spend 16 months studying the dwarf, which happens also to be the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres gets bigger in the viewfinder 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Dawn entered orbit around Vesta in 2011 and spent a year photographing the lumpy surface and taking measurements of the second massive object in the asteroid belt from different altitudes. NASA spacecraft making first visit to dwarf planet Ceres 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z That process was disrupted in what is now the asteroid belt by the gravitational influence of Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet. Harvest festival 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z THE picture shows Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, as seen a few days ago from Dawn, an American spacecraft that is en route there. Old planets 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The exceptions are the asteroid belt and Pluto’s orbit. Attention QVC Shoppers, The Moon Is A Planet 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z At the end of January, its images will surpass Hubble resolution, bringing scientists the first clues about this icy body in the asteroid belt, which some academics believe may harbor a subsurface ocean. NASA's Dawn Draws Closer To Potentially Habitable Dwarf Planet Ceres 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The American space agency's Dawn spacecraft is bearing down on Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Probe gets an eyeful of dwarf Ceres 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Some astronomers therefore wonder whether it might not be a native of the asteroid belt. Harvest festival 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Once there it will explore the dwarf planet and its moons before moving on to travel through the Kuiper belt — the massive asteroid belt that fringes our Solar System. The CPU from the original PlayStation is guiding a probe to Pluto 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z It is also the largest object in the asteroid belt. The Year Ahead in Space: What’s Next? The dwarf planet is Dawn’s second port of call, after it delivered over 30,000 pictures and huge amounts of data and insight into Vesta, the second most massive object in the same asteroid belt. NASA's Dawn Draws Closer To Potentially Habitable Dwarf Planet Ceres 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z In March, NASA’s Dawn probe will arrive at protoplanet Ceres, the most massive body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. What to expect in 2015 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Our solar system’s asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, may contain a few hundred thousand objects. Eight billion 'dark asteroids' may lurk in Oort cloud 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Together, they flew around the inner solar system on a looping trajectory that took them past Earth three times, past Mars once, and through the asteroid belt twice. European spacecraft lands on comet, with a bounce 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Enthusiasts argue that space is humankind's manifest destiny - colonies on the Moon and Mars, and mining the Solar System's asteroid belt are but steps along the way to the stars themselves. How safe can we make space for tourists? 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Asteroids orbit the Sun, most of them in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Human spaceflight: Find asteroids to get to Mars “For every asteroid in the main asteroid belt,” Jewitt says, “there are 1,000 objects in the Kuiper belt. It's staggering to me.” Kuiper Belt Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Origins 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z In "The Expanse," Jane will play Detective Miller, a native of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter two centuries in the future. Syfy to launch 'The Expanse' starring Thomas Jane 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z It raises the question of how well the meteorites from Mars and the asteroid belt in the outer Solar System is representative of the inner Solar System? Trace of another world found on Moon 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Ozawa and his team believe that the impact speed shown by the minerals in the meteorites make it likely that the asteroid chunk originated in the main asteroid belt. Cosmic Collision Sent Chelyabinsk Asteroid Hurtling Towards Earth 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Despite their numbers, the members of the asteroid belt are still a remarkably dispersed crowd. Your Friendly Neighborhood Asteroid Swarm 2014-02-24T14:05:11Z But that is not likely to be at work on Ceres, because the dwarf planet travels solo in its orbit within the asteroid belt. Massive Asteroid Spurts Plumes of Water Vapor 2014-01-23T19:20:00Z In September astronomers used the sharp-eyed orbiting Hubble telescope to zero in on the object, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers 'dumbfounded' by six-tailed asteroid 2013-11-07T19:31:33Z The meteorites punched out the craters we see on the moon and came from an asteroid belt that still exists between Earth and Mars. Does gold come from outer space? 2013-09-19T01:26:09Z While holding the meteorite, try to see yourself from the perspective of the orbiting asteroid belt. Following artists' orders to Do It 2013-07-10T02:35:22Z Eufloria blends exploration with a cultivation quest and is more aggressive, involving fighting a diseased strain of seedling that's hindering your attempts to colonise an asteroid belt with trees. Computer games to cultivate 2013-06-06T09:29:00Z "It was probably a random fireball - a small piece of rock from an asteroid belt." Meteor wonder spotted in night sky 2013-05-09T13:14:02Z None exists in our solar system, where the planetary giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—reside in the deep freeze beyond the asteroid belt. Gentle or Jumping? The Varied Lives of "Hot Jupiters" 2013-04-01T19:45:01.013Z Abell says the best estimates now are that the Russian object was initially a rocky silicate asteroid that almost certainly originated from the main asteroid belt. NASA Eager To Analyze Russian Meteor Fragments 2013-02-21T10:56:01Z However, because there’s no planet in the asteroid belt, it remains a relic dumping ground of sorts for material from all over the solar system. Why Our Main Asteroid Belt Is Hardly The Remnant Of An Exploded Planet 2013-02-01T00:35:11Z That followed the announcement of plans by another company, Planetary Resources, to send an unmanned robotic mining mission to the asteroid belt, as my colleague Kirk Johnson reported from Washington State last month. IHT Rendezvous: Mining the Deep Sea and Outer Space for Mineral Bonanza 2013-01-26T14:19:13Z The system's inner asteroid belt appears as the yellowish ring around the star, while the outer asteroid belt is in the foreground. Sun's Peculiar Rotation May Be One Key To Life's Evolutionary Longevity, New Observations Suggest 2012-12-31T04:47:20Z They are planning, within a decade or so, an unmanned robotic mining mission to the asteroid belt. Washington Company Is Working to Mine Asteroids 2012-12-25T02:41:33Z I was struck right there in the asteroid belt. Meet Representative Thomas Massie: A Constitutional Conservative With an MIT Pedigree 2012-11-21T16:55:00Z Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Why Our Main Asteroid Belt Is Hardly The Remnant Of An Exploded Planet 2013-02-01T00:35:11Z Looking for asteroid belts could be the key to finding alien life, according to a new study. Asteroid belts key to alien life 2012-11-06T14:14:18Z Ships will be fitted with hyperspace drives to enable them to get around and the planets, stars, asteroid belts and other things found in deep space will be procedurally generated. Funding sought for Elite remake 2012-11-06T00:01:50Z In so doing, Dawn became the first probe to orbit an object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Dawn Spacecraft Sets Sail for Dwarf Planet Ceres 2012-09-11T23:45:00.183Z In this month’s Discover, Tim Folger writes about the Dawn spacecraft’s sojourn to Vesta, one of the largest asteroids, which is floating in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists propose long-term experiments; article details exploration of asteroid 2012-09-10T19:57:48Z “There’s a not a single piece of concrete evidence that would suggest that there ever a full sized planet point in the asteroid belt,” said Moskovitz. Why Our Main Asteroid Belt Is Hardly The Remnant Of An Exploded Planet 2013-02-01T00:35:11Z Our asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter, the biggest planet in our Solar System. Asteroid belts key to alien life 2012-11-06T14:14:18Z “We’ve discovered the biggest piece of real estate in the solar system, with 1,000 times more objects than in the asteroid belt,” he adds. Kuiper Belt and the Outer Solar System 2012-07-19T21:31:00Z In early 2015 it will arrive at Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt and one of the solar system’s so-called dwarf planets. Dawn Spacecraft Sets Sail for Dwarf Planet Ceres 2012-09-11T23:45:00.183Z In the main asteroid belt, only the dwarf planet Ceres is bigger. Huge Asteroid Vesta Actually Is an Ancient Protoplanet 2012-05-11T14:45:03.447Z Early on, Moskovitz says the entire solar system was probably resembled one giant asteroid belt. Why Our Main Asteroid Belt Is Hardly The Remnant Of An Exploded Planet 2013-02-01T00:35:11Z The E belt was closer to Earth than the main asteroid belt is now, and it was disrupted by the giant planets as they settled into their current orbits. Earth Was Longtime Asteroid Punching Bag 2012-05-01T21:45:00.417Z That something, Bottke and his colleagues now hypothesize, was an extension to the asteroid belt. Ancient asteroids kept on coming 2012-04-25T17:20:28.573Z Most of the remnants became the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but some pieces were pushed out to roam the solar system. Company Aims to Strike it Rich by Mining Asteroids 2012-04-24T13:45:00Z Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, is 590 mi. Superslow spacecraft visits Vesta 2012-03-28T12:00:00Z The , and the Dawn mission did likewise around Vesta in the asteroid belt. 365 days: 2011 in review 2011-12-21T18:20:27.080Z The original CSI-like case against Baptistina involved an odd link between an asteroid's size and the ability of sunlight to move it across the asteroid belt. Was the 'Dinosaur Killer' Unfairly Charged? 2011-09-20T22:23:49Z The crater was posited as the source of Vesta-like fragments that populate the asteroid belt, and of a surprisingly large fraction of the meteorites found on Earth. Strange Hole on Asteroid Vesta Poses Puzzle 2011-08-12T21:15:06.243Z The asteroid belt is thought to be a mixture of three sorts of body. Studying asteroids: Dawn over Vesta 2011-08-03T17:32:43Z Vesta is the second largest body in the asteroid belt — about 360 mi. Superslow spacecraft visits Vesta 2012-03-28T12:00:00Z Launched in 2007, Dawn is the first mission to explore Vesta and Ceres, the two largest members of the asteroid belt. Dawn Spacecraft Gets Cozy With Massive Asteroid 2011-08-01T19:24:24Z Vesta, the brightest asteroid in our solar system, is the second-largest object in the main asteroid belt between and Jupiter. NASA Spacecraft Shows Giant Asteroid Vesta Like Never Before 2011-08-01T17:45:00.553Z Dawn will spend a year studying Vesta before moving on to the biggest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter - the dwarf planet Ceres. Vesta rock turns for Dawn probe 2011-07-22T10:40:18Z "Today, we celebrate an incredible exploration milestone as a spacecraft enters orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt for the first time," Nasa Administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement. Dawn probe orbits asteroid Vesta 2011-07-17T09:50:48Z The spacecraft will study Vesta for a year and then continue on to the most massive object in the main asteroid belt, the “dwarf planet” Ceres. NASA spacecraft Dawn is orbiting huge asteroid Vesta, prepares to begin year of study 2011-07-18T21:39:25Z Currently some 117 million miles from Earth, Vesta is the second-most massive resident of the asteroid belt, a zone between Mars and Jupiter littered with hundreds of thousands of space rocks orbiting the sun. Dawn Spacecraft Gets Cozy With Massive Asteroid 2011-08-01T19:24:24Z After spending a year at Vesta, Dawn will leave its orbit to travel to the asteroid Ceres, which is the largest body in the main asteroid belt. NASA Spacecraft Shows Giant Asteroid Vesta Like Never Before 2011-08-01T17:45:00.553Z It is located in the asteroid belt, a band of rocky objects that encircles the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. NASA Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Asteroid Vesta A Space First 2011-07-17T15:45:00.217Z Ceres, which, at 950km in diameter, is by far the largest and most massive body in the asteroid belt, probably did not evolve as much as Vesta. Dawn probe orbits asteroid Vesta 2011-07-17T09:50:48Z The second-most-massive asteroid in the solar system, Vesta circles the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Destination asteroid: NASA probe arrives at ancient ?mini moon? 2011-07-15T20:16:35Z There are hundreds of thousands of bodies in the main asteroid belt, which sprawls between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and is a storehouse of material that formed early in the Solar System's history. Planetary science: Dawn nears Vesta 2011-07-13T17:20:24.337Z Another improbable venue for liquid water is the outer limits of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Fountains of Optimism for Life Way Out There 2011-05-09T22:13:41Z But the object’s location put that notion on the rocks: the body lies in the innermost part of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, on an orbit that no comet could have. CSI: Asteroid Belt 2010-10-13T17:54:00Z By plowing through the disk, Mars would also have delivered much of the material that ended up in part of the asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter, the team notes. Why Mars Is a Lightweight 2010-10-05T14:39:00Z According to one theory, Mars captured the moon from the nearby asteroid belt. Spacecraft Takes Express Tour of Martian Moon 2010-03-16T14:25:00Z The void between the asteroid belt and Earth was barren of hurtling rock. Old Friends Are the Best During the next few days, Lockhart and the two astrogators were busy working out a rather complex maneuver, which consisted of having the ship jump over the asteroid belt rather than travel directly through it. The Secret of the Ninth Planet Instead, researchers have identified the body dubbed P/2010 A2 as a 120-kilometer-wide asteroid, the remnant of a slightly larger space rock that was recently hit by a much tinier denizen of the asteroid belt. CSI: Asteroid Belt 2010-10-13T17:54:00Z Walsh and his collaborators note that their model, in which Jupiter butts into the inner solar system and then migrates out again, can also explain why different parts of the asteroid belt have different populations. Why Mars Is a Lightweight 2010-10-05T14:39:00Z Coming out again from Earth, across the orbit of Mars to the asteroid belt, they had had the Endlichs as fellow passengers. Asteroid of Fear I told Kinkare to put her into the same orbit as the asteroid belt. The Giants From Outer Space Mining atomic power metals in the asteroid belt would bring the biggest returns, he said. The Black Tide Three years on asteroid 4712, a speck of cosmic dust drifting on its orbit in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. The Graveyard of Space This fiery swath was actually only a belt of minor planets, almost like the asteroid belt in the original Solar System. The Planet with No Nightmare But meteors, though plentiful in the asteroid belt, were curiously innocuous. Asteroid of Fear They would have to remain in this asteroid belt ... perhaps forever. The Giants From Outer Space On the office walls hung big graphs of fuel consumption curves, trajectory plots from Earth to the asteroid belt, ballistics computations, oxygen consumption curves per unit metabolism per man. The Black Tide But you never knew in the asteroid belt. The Graveyard of Space If they had been going through an asteroid belt they would have been bombarded into oblivion. Before Egypt A few days after Willy had finished installing the drive unit in his asteroid, a small company speedster came to a near-halt at the outer fringes of our section of the asteroid belt. Jack of No Trades It was the seventh asteroid belt to be discovered by man, if you included the one between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, back home, incredible light-years behind.... The Giants From Outer Space The Galactics didn't have any interest in Earth's minerals; the elements were much more easily available in the asteroid belts that nearly every planetary system seemed to have. A World by the Tale At first it looked like a jumble of rocks, of dust as the asteroid old-timers called the gravity-held rock swarms which pursued their erratic, dangerous orbits through the asteroid belt. The Graveyard of Space The outer orbits of the gas giants had been passed at last, and the Nipe fell on through the asteroid belt without approaching any of the larger pieces of rock-and-metal. Anything You Can Do! Mark Rogers was a prospector, and he went to the asteroid belt looking for radioactives and rare metals. Beside Still Waters He'd not hoped to see it again; hadn't dared to since Antarro showed his hand back there in the asteroid belt. The Copper-Clad World They were at the approach to the asteroid belt. Eight Keys to Eden When we arrive in the Terran system, take station in the asteroid belt. A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel He picked off the location of the pirate ships—there were two of them, coming up out of the asteroid belt. Postmark Ganymede Ships from Jupiter would be able to develop a much higher speed than we will attain were it not for the asteroid belt. Giants on the Earth "Somewhere in the asteroid belt, I believe," replied the commander. On the Trail of the Space Pirates They had come into the planetary group at right angles to the plane of the ecliptic, which had allowed them to miss both asteroid belts. Islands of Space The problem was solved by using the barren surface of the moon and the asteroid belt beyond Mars as a proving ground. The Black Star Passes Experience back in the asteroid belt had taught him something about Connies. Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet They are now passing Ceres and will soon be out of the asteroid belt. Giants on the Earth Since Mars is closer to the asteroid belt than any other planet, they might be using Marsopolis as a hangout. On the Trail of the Space Pirates "Prospecting is prospecting, whether it's in the asteroid belt or out here on Tara!" Danger in Deep Space Tom walked to the chart and ran his finger on a line away from the invader's position into the asteroid belt. Stand by for Mars! This was the man who had been willing to burn his own spacemen back at the asteroid belt. Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Soon after the ship left the surface of Mars, our observers sighted a Jovian fleet of a hundred flyers in the asteroid belt between here and Jupiter. Giants on the Earth This was disappointing news for Strong, especially since the report included news of a second, third, and fourth strike by Wallace and Simms on spaceships near the asteroid belt. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Once, when Roger had been on radar watch, while the ship roared through the asteroid belt, collision with a small asteroid had threatened. Danger in Deep Space A section of the asteroid belt swam above him. Treachery in Outer Space Rip and the Planeteers saw the Consops ship suddenly flame away, then turn and dive for low space below the asteroid belt in a direction opposite the one the Scorpius had taken. Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet The asteroid belt lying between Mars and Jupiter is really crowded with small bodies but comparatively few are in the zone between Earth and Mars. Giants on the Earth "We suspect that Wallace has a secret hide-out in the asteroid belt," said Strong. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Gulping a cup of tea and a few sandwiches, the three cadets continued their advance toward the uncharted, unknown dangers of the asteroid belt that lay ahead of them. The Space Pioneers This is emergency alert for the rocket ship Space Knight, believed to be heading for the asteroid belt. Treachery in Outer Space Out there, somewhere in the asteroid belt, Foster, there is a little chunk of matter about one thousand yards in diameter. Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet Out there somewhere in the asteroid belt, Foster, there is a little chunk of matter about one thousand yards in diameter. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet The blond-haired cadet left the room, and Strong wearily turned back to study the chart of the search in the asteroid belt. On the Trail of the Space Pirates He thought of Hyram Logan and family; the shopkeeper from Titan with three sets of twin boys; the Martian miner who had spent twenty-five futile years searching for uranium in the asteroid belt. The Space Pioneers I suspect you will be hearing from him soon enough, when the ship runs out of fuel and starts drifting around in the asteroid belt. Treachery in Outer Space These colonies were to be powered by the new crystals and materials for building the colonies would come from the asteroid belt; the very origin of the Earth's cataclysm. Scorched Earth They left the asteroid belt far behind and passed within ten thousand miles of Mars. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet To search the asteroid belt had been his suggestion, and while he could offer no proof, he believed the attacking ship had been commanded by Wallace and Simms. On the Trail of the Space Pirates It was a map of a portion of the asteroid belt. The Runaway Asteroid He knew the quadrants by heart, and knew that he was close to the asteroid belt. Treachery in Outer Space Star Tours fools your body into thinking that you are in a space ship careening through an asteroid belt, but in reality, you are suspended on a few guy wires. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel If the Connie took time to tow the remains of the Scorpius deep into the asteroid belt, it likely would never be found, no matter how the Federation searched. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet Miles away, no longer visible to Astro and out of sight of the giant rocket cruiser, Captain Strong felt the same helplessness as he approached the asteroid belt from a different angle. On the Trail of the Space Pirates This audiocast has been beamed to space quadrants D through K, as a courtesy to the army of uranium prospectors working the asteroid belt. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Tom quickly glanced around to locate his position by the stars and saw that he was close to the asteroid belt. On the Trail of the Space Pirates "Since Coxine seems to be operating exclusively out of the asteroid belt, I think it would be a good idea to concentrate the entire fleet of patrol ships in that area." On the Trail of the Space Pirates Rip and the Planeteers saw the Consops ship suddenly flame away, then turn and dive for low space below the asteroid belt, in a direction opposite to the one the Scorpius had taken. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet I'm going to take the decoy ship through the asteroid belt too, but through a different area, closer to the part we think Coxine is operating in. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Any ship that even comes close to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, unless escorted, is a dead space bird. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Repeatedly, ships were attacked on the fringe of the asteroid belt and stripped of armor, food supplies, and valuables. On the Trail of the Space Pirates The totals had reached staggering amounts and the daring of the Avenger was more pronounced, as Coxine struck repeatedly, farther and farther away from the protection of the asteroid belt. On the Trail of the Space Pirates A little luck to keep the pirate from repairing his ship and disappearing into the asteroid belt. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Rocketing through the asteroid belt with the Titan pay roll, the three space cadets, under strict orders to maintain communications silence, were unaware that Bull Coxine had outsmarted Captain Strong. On the Trail of the Space Pirates We're to blast off later to-night and take a course through the asteroid belt, traveling on the plane of the ecliptic. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Sometimes it goes through the asteroid belt on the plane of the ecliptic and sometimes it goes over. On the Trail of the Space Pirates Bull Coxine smiled and turned to study the charts of the asteroid belt. On the Trail of the Space Pirates "He's blasting through the asteroid belt faster than I thought he could." On the Trail of the Space Pirates |
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