Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Asteroid
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia is a good resource page on asteroids. Gives details on different groups of asteroids that have been identified; how they get their name and number after identification; the six types of...
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Asteroids
A plethora of information about Asteroids. This site provides lots of in-text links to information, pictures of asteroids, a table full of information about asteroids, as well as links to more information about asteroids.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: The Asteroid Belt (Level 1)
Learn about asteroids in our solar system. Discusses where you will find the asteroid belt and what it is. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms and a printable version are available.
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Make Asteroids You Can Eat
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides an interesting activity on making asteroids. "Create your own odd-shaped asteroids out of plain old mashed potatoes. Bake them in the oven to turn them asteroid...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The First Asteroid Ever Discovered
Over the course of history, we've discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how do astronomers discover these bits of rock and metal? How many have they found? And how do they tell asteroids apart? Carrie Nugent shares the story...
Other
Discover and Learn: The Asteroid Belt
Read a very brief article on the asteroid belt. Includes an image of an asteroid, as well as a chart showing the asteroid belt's location in relation to Jupiter and Mars.
Read Works
Read Works: Asteroid Attack!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about asteroids. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Asteroid
Encyclopaedia Britannica gives a brief description of asteroids, citing some specific examples. Contains related links.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Asteroids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes characteristics of asteroids.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Asteroids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes characteristics of asteroids.
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Asteroids
Discover interesting facts about asteroids, large chunks of rock that were leftover from the formation of the solar system.
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: Asteroid Introduction
Discover the latest scientific information about asteroids.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Asteroids 253 Mathilde
This site explores what is currently known about the asteroid 253 Mathilde. Content includes an orbiting path, and composition. Links are provided throughout for additional information.
Cosmos 4 kids
Cosmos4 Kids: Solar System Details: Asteroids
Learn about asteroids. What are they? What is their structure? Difference between asteroids and comets? The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for the younger researcher.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Could We Stop an Asteroid?
Bill Nye, the science guy, joins AsapSCIENCE, to talk about asteroids. Specifically, he looks at why asteroids can be so deadly to the Earth, as well as how we detect them and how we possibly stop them. [7:07]
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Asteroid Fact Sheet
This asteroid fact sheet, supplied by the National Space Science Data Center, provides a table of information on selected asteroids, complete with commentary when appropriate.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Asteroid Strike Threat 'Worse Than We Thought'
Learn what scientists have to say about Earth's chances of being hit by an asteroid.
PBS
Wgbh: A Visit to Asteroid Vesta
A breakdown of one of the largest asteroids in the solar system, Vesta is featured through data, images, and animation. This asteroid is found in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.
NASA
Nasa: Russia Meteor Not Linked to Asteroid Flyby
The large fireball observed on the morning of Feb. 15, 2013, in the skies near Chelyabinsk, Russia, was caused by a relatively small asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere at high speed and at a shallow angle. Preliminary information...
Other
Skyserver: Asteroids
This site from the SkyServer allows you to learn all about moving objects as well as how to find asteroids. Users that feel adventurous may even decide to take the "Asteroid Hunt."
Ducksters
Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Asteroids
Kids learn about asteroids in the science of astronomy. Large chunks of rock and metal that orbit the Sun including the asteroid belt, Ceres, and Vesta.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Asteroids
The National Space Science Data Center provides numerous images of asteroids up close, including Gaspra, Ida & Dactyl, Toutatis, and Vesta. The site also includes link to further information about many NASA missions to study the...
NASA
Nasa Space Place: Asteroid or Meteor: What's the Difference?
Learn the difference between asteroids and comets, meteoroids and meteorites, and more!
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