asteroids
- plural of asteroid.
Example Sentences
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Asteroids, however, can become active for a variety of reasons.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Asteroids, also sometimes called minor planets, are rocky pieces left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
Asteroids, in general, are not something people should be overly concerned about, Farnocchia said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
Asteroids in busy near-Earth space don’t typically last very long before they collide, are swallowed up, or are ejected from the Solar System.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2024
Asteroids, as most people know, are rocky objects orbiting in loose formation in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
