The film explores the origins and characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids, which are minor members of our solar system formed from leftover material after the planets. It explains how ...

Meteoroids, Meteors, Meteorites: Meteoroids are tiny asteroids or the broken-off crumbs of comets and sometimes planets. They range in size from a grain of sand to boulders 3 feet (1 meter) wide.

It can be tricky trying to identify objects you see in the night sky. Some might think that comets, asteroids and meteors are the same, but there are distinct differences between the three. The ...

It can be tricky trying to identify objects you see in the night sky. Some might think that comets, asteroids and meteors are the same, but there are distinct differences between the three. The ...

To learn more about the differences between comets, meteors and asteroids, you can watch this video on NASA's website. Additionally, to read about the discovery of asteroids, visit the European ...

Meteor shower. Comets and asteroids also produce some of the greatest nighttime shows on Earth: annual meteor showers. As comets approach the Sun, pieces of the comet are left behind and, ...

Gather your little ones for story time with the National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari will read the original story "Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets." The solar system has smaller ...

(Here’s what to know about meteor showers.) Today, most asteroids in our solar system orbit the sun in a region located between Mars and Jupiter called the asteroid belt.