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WHAT IS AN ASTEROID?

Our Uppar stars are having very exciting things that make astronomy so much fun.  The truth is that the universe is a constantly changing, rotating, somber "living" thing to say because you never know what you're going to see on any stargazing night.

But in many astronomical events, perhaps none is as exciting as when you see your first asteroid stepping into the sky.  

To call astronomy's "rock stars" asteroids together is a bad joke but an accurate depiction of how astronomy shows them.  

Unlike the Sun, planets and moons, asteroids are moving, sometimes exciting and dynamic if they appear in the night sky.

  Like rock stars, asteroids have been given their fair share of urban myth and lore.  Many have attributed the extinction of dinosaurs to the impact of a huge asteroid on Earth.  

This theory has some credibility and, if it is true, it reveals some pretty shocking images and foreshadows fear in mankind, the current species on Earth.

Asteroid Facts 

  The fact that asteroids are fast-growing space debris only makes their movement and activity more interesting and exciting.  

Unlike the moon, planet, or star, an asteroid on Earth that can hit obstacles is perfectly justified and, in fact, there are many documented cases of small asteroids that make it through our atmosphere and into the Earth's surface.  Some leave very impressive craters. 

Popular culture has happily embraced the idea of ​​asteroid impact.  

This idea has given rise to many science fiction that embody the idea that alien life forms can ride asteroids in our world and initiate a state of "war of the worlds".  

But so far, the concept has been the most talked about that has caught the apprehensions of fantasy and science fiction fans and the general public is another asteroid hitting the Earth that could annihilate life as it is allegedly  Happened with dinosaurs.  

In fact, the film "Armageddon" was based on the idea and concept that somehow mankind could link that catastrophe to technology.

  But perhaps the best way to calm our fears and replace science fiction with science is understanding and knowledge.  

The truth is that asteroid activity has been much studied and the critical scientific community has gained significant knowledge of these amazing celestial bodies.  

Several investigations have been conducted for asteroids that have given us information about their composition and how we can predict their behavior.

Where do asteroid come from? 

  We now know that all the asteroids we see come from an asteroid belt that exists between Mars and Jupiter.  It is from this community of asteroids that several notable asteroids have emerged.  

Scientists have gained important knowledge about the composition of asteroids and separated them into orbits including the class S which is the part of the belt that is closest to Mars, C, D and V which are classified by composition and a class called  Called "Centaurs".  Whose flight patterns lead them closer to Jupiter and Uranus.

 NASA has made some amazing studies of these singular celestial bodies in some of the tests conducted on asteroids near flight.  

In 1994, the Galileo probe went within 1000 miles of the asteroid Ida and discovered that Ida actually had its own moon.

  Other investigations have fired influencers into asteroids and even landed on the asteroid to produce some amazing scientific data for us.  

Our love of astronomy has a lot to learn about asteroids and this knowledge makes our enjoyment of seeing them in the universe even more exciting.

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