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Asteroids: Science...with an Impact!
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Asteroids and comets and meteors…oh my! Our Solar System is a busy place filled with small bodies in the vast spaces between and beyond the eight planets. Occasionally, these objects impact Earth and affect the life on it—like the dinosaurs! What do we know about asteroids and how can we find them before they find us? Learn more in this live fifteen-minute program hosted by our planetarium presenters in Hohfeld Hall.
Discover more about asteroids here.