Asteroids

Millions of meteors (Shooting stars) [See related question] enter Earths atmosphere everyday. So the odds of one entering Earths atmosphere in 2036 is 100%.

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Well in Ripleys believe it or not, they say a meteor will hit, but don't be to cautious about it because there's no reason to. It's just a load of junk, so don't believe it, please.

No, the International Space Station has not been hit by any asteroids. The station is equipped with shielding and tracking systems to help avoid potential collisions with space debris or asteroids. Additionally, precautions are taken to maneuver the station if a potential threat is detected.

There is no scientific evidence to support the existence of Planet Nibiru. If Nibiru were real, one potential way to stop its approach towards Earth without causing harm to its inhabitants would be to use advanced technology to alter Nibiru's trajectory or gravitational force. However, this scenario remains purely hypothetical.

It was Saturn, because he thought Saturn's rings looked like ears.

There are hardly any comets, meteorites or asteroids near earth. There are only a few that are millions of kilometers from earth. There are a few that pass earth a bit closer because of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

An asteroid(s) impacted with Mercury many times in it's early formation.

This is so that no matter where one is, the sun correlates with the time. Due to the time zones, the sun is generally overhead at noon, sets around 7-9, and rises around 6. If time zones did not exist, noon would mean different things to people all over the world.

Currently, there is no legal framework in place for individuals or companies to own asteroids from the asteroid belt. The Outer Space Treaty, which has been signed by the majority of countries, prohibits nations from owning celestial bodies like asteroids. However, some companies are exploring asteroid mining for resources such as precious metals.

The main asteroid belt is about 1.7 AU from Earth, whereas from Jupiter it would be about 3.3 AU.

From Earth, only the largest asteroids are visible and that's with very good telescopes. So you'd need even better telescopes to see it from Jupiter.

As soon as the "things" come in contact with the atmosphere; in other words, as soon as the plummeting object reaches air. It should begin occurring in the sphere directly above the stratosphere and last until reaching the ground.

The capture theory says that the moon was originally orbiting the sun, but it passed to near the earth, and became the moon. The biggest problem with this theory is that this action would have created so much heat that it would melt the earth.

The theory that the moon was formed when a large asteroid collided with the Earth, causing debris to coalesce into the moon, would be most supported. This is known as the Giant Impact Hypothesis, which suggests that the moon's irregular shape would be a result of its violent formation process.

The asteroid belt is located between the orbi of Jupiter and Mars

It has numerous crevices in the face of the Earth as well as the rocks that have been found by archeologists that contain radiation not found on earth and when you find an area that was hit by a large meteor it the debris is spread out over a very large distance showing it had to be broken up and dispersed somehow.

Meteorites are called so because they are fragments of asteroids or meteoroids that survive the intense heat and pressure of entering Earth's atmosphere, reaching the surface of the planet. The term "meteorite" is derived from the Greek word "meteoron," which means phenomenon in the sky.

Yes.

A version of Kepler's 3rd Law is: The square of the period of revolution of

a planet (or asteroid) around the Sun (in Earth years) is equal to the cube of its average distance (in AU from) the Sun.

In this case that means 8 squared (64) should equal 4 cubed (64).

It does.

So, the asteroid is keeping to the Law. Thank goodness for that.

True. Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun and many of them can be found within the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter.

It's an asteroid and only an asteroid.

A big one at that, second to Ceres (Dwarf Planet) and there is a possibility that it might be added to dwarf planet status in the near future once it's shape has been confirmed.

There seems to only be one major asteroid belt in our solar system. In-between Mars and Jupiter.

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There are technically 4. "The asteroid belt" between Mars and Jupiter, the "Greeks and Trojans" that follow along Jupiter's elliptical, the Kuiper belt, the final one, is quite far out and though it is effected by our Sun's gravity. It is called the Oort field and orbits between 5,000 and 100,000 AU's from our solar system.

There were no known asteroids heading for Earth in 2012. The likelihood of such an event is extremely rare and highly monitored by astronomers. It's important to rely on credible sources for accurate information regarding potential asteroid impacts.

1. Asteroids are rocky bodies that orbit the sun.
2. The largest asteroid in our solar system is Ceres, which is classified as a dwarf planet.
3. Some asteroids have moons orbiting them, such as the asteroid Ida which has a moon named Dactyl.
4. Asteroids are composed of materials similar to those found in the inner planets, like rock, metal, and sometimes ice.