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Asteroids
Asteroids are rocky, airless worlds that orbit the sun. Many of these minor planets are gathered in an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are called near-Earth objects if that pass close to Earth.
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Comets
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Massive asteroid on course to 'closely approach' Earth
Huge 180ft asteroid hurtles towards Earth at 50,895mph today, NASA warns
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