Astronomy

What are asteroids? Asteroids are small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun. Most of them reside in the asteroid belt, which is a region located between Mars and Jupiter, but asteroids can also be found all throughout the solar system and in the oort cloud.  Asteroid Size? Asteroids range in size from Vesta—the largest at …

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What are Comets? Comets are simply any material that was left over from the formation of the solar system that orbit the sun, consisting of being made up of anything ranging from dust, ice, and rock. Comets are generally smaller in size than most above-average asteroids, spanning from a few kilometers wide to tens of …

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