What Is an Asteroid? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · Scientists can learn about asteroids by studying meteorites: tiny bits of asteroids that have flown through our atmosphere and landed on Earth’s surface. Several NASA space …
Asteroid or Meteor: What's the Difference? - NASA Space Place
Sep 25, 2025 · An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebble-size objects we call meteoroids.
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Sep 25, 2025 · NASA’s award-winning Space Place website engages upper-elementary-aged children in space and Earth science through interactive games, hands-on activities, fun articles …
What Is the Big Bang? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · Everything we can see in our universe today—stars, planets, comets, asteroids—they weren't there at the beginning. Where did they come from? A Tiny, Hot …
Make a Comet on a Stick! | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for …
Sep 25, 2025 · Ribbon Colors If you have three different colors of ribbon, you can make a very accurate comet. Comets have a nucleus, which is the main body of the comet. They have a …
What Causes the Seasons? - NASA Space Place
Sep 25, 2025 · The answer may surprise you.Earth's tilted axis causes the seasons. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays. So, when the North Pole …
What Is an Asteroid? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Aug 1, 2025 · Los asteroides son pequeños objetos rocosos que orbitan alrededor del Sol. Aunque los asteroides den vueltas alrededor del Sol como los planetas, son mucho más …
All About the Sun | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Sep 25, 2025 · The Sun contains almost ALL of the material in our solar system. 99% of it. All the planets, asteroids and comets add up to less than 1% of the total. The Sun is so far away that …
Why Are Planets Round? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for …
Jun 27, 2019 · Big, small, but all round The eight planets in our solar system differ in lots of ways. They are different sizes. They are different distances from the sun. Some are small and rocky, …
Fun facts about comets and asteroids: Although comets may look bright in our night skies as their comas and tails reflect sunlight, the nucleus of a comet is black as charcoal.