Puzzling Facts about Asteroids

Asteroids, like most of the bodies in the solar system, have stable orbits around the Sun, as all of them have their origins in the debris left behind by the planet formation process. They are spread through all over the solar system, but are mostly concentrated in an area of space called the... [ read more >> ]

Apophis, the largest asteroid that has a close orbit to Earth

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Apophis, the largest asteroid that has a close orbit to Earth