Asteroid - Wikipedia An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids)
Asteroid Facts - Science@NASA Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the formation of our solar system about 4 6 billion years ago For the most up to date count of asteroids in our solar system please visit NASA JPL's Solar System Dynamics website
NASA tracking two house-sized asteroids approaching Earth today NASA is tracking two house-sized asteroids zipping toward Earth today as fast as around 20,500 miles per hour One asteroid, known as "2025 VW," is projected to make its closest approach at about
Asteroid | Definition, Size, Facts | Britannica Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt Hundreds of thousands of asteroids are known
Two Large Bus-Sized Asteroids To Pass Earth This Week NASA is monitoring two bus-sized asteroids passing Earth this week at safe distances Asteroid 2025 VP1 will pass about 361,000 miles from Earth traveling 18,300 mph on Tuesday Asteroid 2025 VC4