Asteroids

What is the closest an asteroid can get to Earth?

Impact. Near earth objects can actually strike the earth. They have in the past, and will in the future.

What kind of object is Ceres?

Ceresis the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt. It is technically classified as a dwarf planet and is the closest dwarf planet to Earth in the solar system.

What was the closest ever asteroid observed near miss in history to Earth?

38 purple nurples away.

Is the moon is the closest star to the earth?

The moon that revolves around the earth is not a star, it is part of the earth that was thrown off into space when the earth was hit by a large asteroid early in its development, about 30 million years after the earth first was formed. The closest star to the Earth is our Sun, it is a star and it is called Sol.

Can an asteroid destroy the earth?

No, an asteroid cannot destroy earth, but a large enough asteroid can have devastating effects on the life on Earth

What planet is Mars next to?

Mars is between Earth and Jupiter. The planet that approaches closest to it is Earth. Also Mars is next to the "Main Asteroid Belt", which is between Mars and Jupiter.

What other planets are closest to mars?

Earth and Venus are the closest, as the distance to Jupiter is extremely far. --- Earth is the closest, at a minimum of 54.6 million kilometers or 33.9 million miles (this minimum very rarely occurs). Venus is next closest at a minimum of 97.7 million kilometers. Jupiter is at a minimum of 491.4 million kilometers, as it is on the other side of the the Main Asteroid Belt, which is immediately adjacent to Mars. The…

What significance does the date October 31st 2015 have for asteroid 2015 TB145 and Earth?

It will be the closest encounter with such a big object for almost 12 years.

Is earth inside the asteroid belt?

Earth is inside the asteroid belt

What are the four planets closest to the sun called?

The four planets closest to the sun are called the inner planets. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The asteroid belt lies between the inner and outer planets.

What are NEAs?

Most asteroids are in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. But a few do come close to the Earth; these are called Near Earth Asteroids. You can see a list of NEAs, and the dates that they will come closest to the Earth, at www.spaceweather.com. Asteroids and comets have collided with the Earth in the past, and someday one will collide with Earth in the future. Depending on the mass of the asteroid, the…

Which dwarf planet is 257 million miles from the sun?

Ceres. Its in the Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the closest of the dwarf planets to Earth and our sun.

Is Earth inside or outside of the asteroid belt?

The earth is inside the asteroid belt.

Where did the asteroid hit the earth?

What asteroid? There were several.

The earth been destroyed by a asteroid?

No, if the Earth was destroyed by an asteroid we would not be living today.

What dwarf planet is closest to Mercury?

It is the asteroid, Ceres.

What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth?

The chances of an asteroid from the asteroid belt hitting Earth are very close to zero. The chances of a so-called "near Earth asteroid" hitting Earth are much higher... in fact, they hit Earth all the time, and are seen as meteors ("shooting stars").

Is the earth inside or outside the asteroid belt?

It is outside of the asteroid belt. That is to say it's not within the belt. However, sometimes we say the Earth is located "inside" the asteroid belt. By this we mean Earth is between the Sun and the asteroid belt.

Could the asteroid belt hit earth?

No. Occasionally an asteroid is knocked out of the asteroid belt and some of those asteroids eventually hit Earth, but the asteroid belt as a whole will not hit us.

Is it possible that an asteroid could hit the earth?

An asteroid will hit the Earth, it is only a question of when. Astronomers are always tracking near earth asteroids, but we currently have no way to prevent an asteroid impact.

Is there a asteroid heading for earth?

It is inevitable that an asteroid will hit Earth eventually, but there are currently no known asteroids expected to hit Earth in our lifetimes.

Is the Earth bigger than an asteroid?

Yes. Earth is much larger tha even the largest asteroid.

Will an asteroid will hit Earth this week?

Probably not. I haven't seen any news about an asteroid about to strike Earth.

Put the moon earth sun and asteroid in order from smallest to greatest?

Asteroid, moon, earth, sun.

What dwarf planet is closest to Venus?

Ceres in the asteroid belt.

Is the moon the closest object in space to earth true?

Except for meteors, The Moon is, generally, the closest natural object in space to the Earth. Usually. On rare occasions, small asteroids zip by the Earth somewhat closer to Earth than the Moon is - and occasionally, a LOT closer. There was an asteroid in late 2009 that passed by the Earth at a distance of less than 100,000 miles. In 2029 and again in 2037, the asteroid Apophis will pass by the Earth at…

What star is closest to earth?

the sun is closest to earth The Sun is the star closest to earth

Will an asteroid hit the earth?

Technically, if it hits the Earth it's not an "asteroid", it's a "meteorite". And yes, meteorites hit the Earth all the time.

Can a asteroid damage a planet?

An asteroid can indeed damage a planet when it strikes it. It is possible that an asteroid strike resulted in the dying off of the dinosaurs on Earth. There are certainly some large craters on Earth that are suggestive of asteroid strikes.

How will the world be when the asteroid falls on earth?

Which asteroid? depending on its size, an asteroid impact could be devastating for life on Earth, though life would recover somehow eventually.

How long would it take an asteroid to travel from the sun to earth?

An asteroid could never travel from the Sun to the Earth.

What occurs when an asteroid hits the Earth?

Depending on the size of the asteroid many different things may happen when it hit the earth. If the asteroid is large enough it could cause the earth to go into a second ice age.

If an asteroid hits the earth in 2014 will humans die?

Depends entirely on the impacting speed and the size of the asteroid. Generally an asteroid impact is not going to bode well for life on Earth

What happens when an asteroid gets close to earth?

Not much should usually happen, though it might depend on the size of the asteroid. The real danger is for the asteroid to actually hit Earth.

What is the gravity pull of the earth on a asteroid?

Most asteroids are located in the asteroid belt, which is so far away from the Earth that they do not experience any measurable gravitational pull from Earth. If an asteroid approaches the Earth, however, then it will experience quite a substantial gravitational pull. Asteroids can weigh thousands or even millions of tons. ==================================== Answer #2: There can never be any single answer to that question. Just like any other object, of course, the gravitational force…

What affect of the asteroid did it have ont the earth?

it had a big affect on earth, last time a asteroid hit it killed all the dinosaur's.

How do you use the word asteroid in a sentence?

The asteroid is headed right for Earth. We landed a probe on an asteroid to study it.

What is a good sentence for asteroid?

An asteroid is going too hit earth this weekend.

What happens when an asteroid collides with Earth?

Earth will be destroyed!

Which asteroid comes closer to the earth than any other?

The problem with naming a particular asteroid as the one that "comes closer than any other" is that we keep discovering new asteroids flying around that come even CLOSER. At one time, the asteroid "Eros" was the one described as coming closest, but that title may now go to the asteroid Apophis. Apophis will make a very close approach to the Earth on April 13 (Friday the 13th!) 2029, and again on April 13, 2036…

What is the second closest planet to the earth?

Mars is the 2nd closest planet to the Earth. Venus is the planet closest to the Earth.

What planrt is closest to the earth?

What planet is closest to the earth

Is it true that a giant asteroid is about to hit the earth in 2014?

U.S. astronomers said the giant asteroid could hit the earth in 2014.

Is earth the 1st 2nd or the third from the sun?

Earth is the 3rd from the sun. First is Mercury, then comes Venus, followed by Earth, and then Mars. These are the 4 closest planets from the sun. There is also an asteroid belt that seperates the Inner Planets (Small planets) from the Outer Planets (Big planets).

Is Earth the closest planet to the Sun?

No, Earth Is The third closest, Mercury is the closest to the Sun.

Second closest to earth?

The second closest body from earth is mars after moon, the closest.

What point in a planet's orbit is closest to the sun?

Perihelion is the term used to indicate the point in which a planet (or asteroid or comet) is closest to the sun.

Will a asteroid ever hit the earth?

yes! it depend to gravitational pull and the weight of an asteroid

If you were 80 pounds on earth how much would you weigh on an asteroid?

Depends on the mass of the asteroid

Is earth in the asteroid belt?

There are asteroids around, but the asteroid belt is out beyond the planet Mars.

What are the closest asteroids from earth?

That varies with their orbits. Some of them get very close indeed! For example, on Friday, April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will come within about 20,000 miles of the Earth; closer even than communications satellites! Fortunately, it will miss.