Asteroids are rocky-metallic objects which range in size from about the size of pebbles to around 600 miles (~1,000 km) across. Although they orbit the Sun, they are too small to be considered planets. Asteroids are thought to be leftover material from the formation of our Solar System. Most are found in the Asteroid Belt, a doughnut-shaped ring which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers have also identified a group of asteroids whose orbits cross Earth's orbit. Several hundred thousand asteroids are known to exist in our Solar System, and many are yet to be discovered. Just like comets, when an asteroid is discovered, scientists give them a name...Mathilde? AnneFrank? Comet Borrelly? Why do you suppose we are so interested in asteroids? Is it their shape? The impressive span of sizes from teeny-weeny to massively huge? Are we afraid of asteroids crashing into Earth? Surprising those are not reason for our fascination in asteroids.... This is the real reason. Materials. I guess if we could mine space we could benefit.... The asteroid belt really isn't all that far away I suppose. In the past children dreamed of becoming firemen and doctors. Do you think in the future the dream job could be "Asteroid Tycoon"? Could the Earth's economy be boosted by miners in space? Asteroids could be the key to our future survival.
Only the future will tell....
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Bryant Dunkley
11/18/2015 04:26:49 pm
I would like that kind of job! that would be cool hanging out in space!
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Morgan
11/18/2015 05:04:02 pm
I think it's cool that asteroids orbit the sun even though they aren't planets.
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maddie
11/18/2015 05:07:26 pm
me too
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maddie
11/18/2015 05:06:27 pm
wow! that would be a fun job.
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olivia sharp
11/18/2015 06:01:10 pm
ya thats so cool
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Hailey
11/18/2015 06:24:20 pm
IKR!! That Would Be So Cool
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Becca
11/18/2015 07:14:59 pm
Yes so scary if an asteroid hit the earth. Mrs taylor,would all humans die? because if something as powerful as the dinosaurs died wouldn't we die too?
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Mrs. Taylor
11/18/2015 09:42:18 pm
People would probably lose their lives if an asteroid hit the earth like the one that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. The people that survived would probably suffer because all the materials thrown up into the atmosphere from the impact would cause the Earth to cool down, causing weather to change and climate over time causing an ice age. Food would become scarce and people would starve or freeze. So, it would be a tough time around the world....
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Larson the awesome man
11/19/2015 07:21:40 am
thank would be scary if an asteroid hit the earth. i think its cool when the asteroids orbit the sun.
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Tyler the coolest person on earth
11/19/2015 04:00:50 pm
i would be scared if it hit utah if not well Meh...
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olivia sharp
11/19/2015 04:34:27 pm
me too
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Bryant
11/19/2015 04:44:59 pm
:l ya I thunk so too that would be scary if an asteroid hit Utah.
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maddie
11/19/2015 09:55:48 pm
stop scaring me guys!!!
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