Among 30,000 asteroids in our solar system, Psyche was discovered in 1852 orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.

Source: https://qz.com/emails/space-business/1850917997/space-business-heavy-metal

Bad news for doomsdayers, it appears that no killer asteroids are heading our way for at least another 1,000 years.

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Because of these factors, it has been impossible to find out if any of the asteroids that have struck Earth contained building blocks for life before being altered.

Source: https://hothardware.com/news/nasa-sends-most-dangerous-rock-bennu-to-uk

Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid — a class of asteroids that contain a high amount of carbon.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/birds-nests-express-their-unique-style-and-past-experiences/

But as the space beyond our planet becomes more economically important, there’s a lot more interest in pointing those sensors away from us and at orbiting spacecraft, debris, potentially dangerous asteroids, and even the Moon.

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But some 20 asteroids, whose orbits around the sun aren't as certain, didn't prove as predictable.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/asteroid-chance-hit-earth

But with "Return of the Jedi" the bar was raised, and just having a dozen ships or asteroids whizzing around was no longer enough.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1339292/ways-star-wars-star-trek-too-similar/

Either way, when Earth passes through these leftover bits of comets or asteroids, the fragments encounter Earth's atmosphere and put on quite the show.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/geminids-meteor-shower-peaks-week-dark-skies-105623926

Even that small amount, NASA says, should “help us better understand the types of asteroids that could threaten Earth.”

Source: https://mg.co.za/world/2023-09-24-major-asteroid-sample-brought-to-earth-in-nasa-first/

Is mining the moon and asteroids worth it?

Source: https://gizmodo.com/will-mining-the-moon-and-asteroids-be-worth-the-trouble-1850756029?utm_source=regular

Lucy captured the images of the asteroids, some of which are still within 330 million miles (530 million kilometers) of the spacecraft, between March 25 and March 27, 2023.

Source: https://www.mutiny.in/nasas-lucy-mission-captures-asteroid-targets-for-the-first-time/

Most asteroids – including Dimorphos, as it turns out – are rubble piles tenuously held together by gravity.

Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361970-what-we-learned-from-nasas-asteroid-smashing-dart-mission/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

One major upgrade to NASA's detection arsenal will be NEO Surveyor, a US$1.2 billion telescope under development that will launch nearly a million miles from Earth and surveil a wide field of asteroids.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/nasa-asteroid-flyby-blind-spot-predict-damage-3239616?cid=cna_flip_070214

Seven Trojan asteroids are named after characters from Greek mythology.

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The original target list of seven asteroids now stands at 11. Dinkinesh means "you are marvelous" in the Amharic language of Ethiopia.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/342231/check-out-this-asteroids-mini-moon.html

There have been other flights to asteroids, but no other probe has been able to return material to Earth yet.

Source: https://www.thewestonforum.com/nasas-osiris-rex-probe-is-scheduled-to-drop-samples-of-asteroids-above-earth/

The smallest asteroids typically disintegrate upon entering the Earth’s atmosphere, seldom reaching its surface.

Source: http://davidsonian.com/2023/08/11/tracking-the-threat-annual-count-of-near-miss-city-killer-asteroids-approaching-earth/

The team also believe it could have extra-terrestrial water trapped within its minerals, and analysis of these minerals will help the team test the theory that asteroids delivered water to our planet 4.5 billion years ago.

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Those new telescopes have been doing work—the infographic points out that, as of the end of August 2023, there are 32,000 known Near-Earth asteroids.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-10-potentially-hazardous-city-killing-asteroids-left.html

"We had to shoot all these asteroids flying everywhere, so, just for laughs, we went out and bought a bunch of potatoes at the local store.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1450222/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-secret-potatoes/