8 Cool Facts About Space Rocks
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22 April 2025
Asteroids: Rocky, airless bodies that orbit the Sun. They range in size from tiny like a car to huge like a city.
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Metal & Carbon Asteroids: Some are made of metal, while others are dark and carbon-rich—like lumps of coal in space.
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Comets: Icy travelers that orbit the Sun. Think of them as dirty snowballs made of ice, rock, and dust.
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Meteoroids: Small bits of rock or metal drifting through space. They break off from asteroids, comets, moons, or planets.
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Meteors: When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they become glowing meteors—aka shooting stars.
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Meteor Showers: Happen when Earth passes through comet debris, lighting up the sky with many meteors at once.
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Meteorites: These are space rocks that survive the fiery journey through the atmosphere and land on Earth.
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Dwarf Planets & Kuiper Belt: Dwarf planets are small but fascinating worlds. Many lie in the Kuiper Belt—a ring of icy objects beyond Neptune.
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