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- Asteroid Introduction - Asteroids are rocky and metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are too small to be considered planets. Learn more about these mini-planets through asteroid science.
- Asteroids and Comets - Basic information about near Earth asteroids and the hazard they pose to Earth. Asteroid origins, potentially hazardous asteroids, Earth crossing asteroids, Torino impact scale.
- Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission - NEAR - First spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, to answer fundamental questions about the nature and origin of near-Earth objects, such as the numerous asteroids and comets in the vicinity of Earth's orbit. First launch in the Discovery Program, a NASA initiative for small planetary missions.
- Wikipedia: Asteroid - Encyclopedia article covers history, groups of asteroids, spectral types. Tables of largest and notable asteroids.
- How Asteroids Work - Illustrated description of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft.
- Asteroids - Consumer reviews for the Playstation version.
- Asteroids - Consumer reviews for the PC version.
- Asteroids - Consumer reviews for the Game Boy version.
- Windows to the Universe: Asteroids - Description, data on selected asteroids, images.
- Solar System Exploration: Asteroids - Basic description, overview of asteroid science.
Wikipedia Articles
- List of notable asteroids - The following is a collection of lists of notable asteroids in the Solar system, sometimes also including minor planets beyond the orbit of Jupiter. For a more complete list of asteroids in sequential numerical order, see List of asteroids.
- List of numbered Aten asteroids - This is a list of all numbered Aten asteroids as of June 2005. See also Aten asteroids (category) for a list of all Aten asteroids that have articles.
- List of named Amor asteroids - Here is a list of all named Amor asteroids. For a list of all Amors that have articles, see Amor asteroids (category).
- Maria asteroids - The Maria asteroids are a group of asteroids that orbit the sun with a between about 2.5 and 2.
- Asteroids Deluxe - Asteroids Deluxe is an arcade game produced in 1980 by Atari Inc., and the sequel to Asteroids.