Articles About Asteroids (7)
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What are Asteroids?
Learn more about these space rocks orbiting the Sun.
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Astronomical Glossary - Terms & Definitions
What do astronomers really mean when they use those technical terms?
![Meteor showers are easy to view. All you need is some patience, a dark viewing spot, and our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map. A man's silhouette with the milky way and a meteor in the backdrop.](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20231215125229im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/viewing-meteor-shower.jpg?1)
Meteors: How to See
Dates and tips on how and where to see shooting stars from meteor showers all over the world.
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What Are Comets?
Comets are small celestial bodies that orbit the Sun. Primarily made of dust and ice, many have a tail (coma) and are thought to be remnants of the formation of the Solar System.
![Meteors are nature's fireworks. Meteors from Perseids meteor shower, 2017 behind the Milky Way observatory, Calgary, Canada.](http://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20231215125229im_/https://c.tadst.com/gfx/150x84/meteor-showers-milky-way-observatory.jpg?1)
What Is a Meteor Shower
Dates and tips on how and where to see "shooting stars" from meteor showers all over the world.
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Asteroid 2004 BL86 to Fly By Earth
On Monday, January 26, 2015 asteroid 2004 BL86 flew by at only 3 times the distance of the Moon from the Earth. It will be the largest celestial body to come this close to Earth until 2027.
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The Solar System
Everything that orbits the Sun is part of the solar system.