CATEGORY: Exploring Space & Planetary Defense High School & University

Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors

Course Access: 365 days access
Course Overview

Lessons By: Denise Wright, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 

Space rocks are often thought to just be neat collectables, but they can reveal a lot about our solar system! This course explains the three most common types of space rocks– asteroids, comets, and meteors– as well as the characteristics of each.

Index:

  • Introduction
    Announcements
  • Introduction
  • Space Rocks: What’s the Difference?
  • Studying Space Rocks
  • The Discovery of the First Asteroid
  • Asteroid Mining
  • Planetary Defense
  • The Journey of a Meteor
  • Comets
  • Quiz: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
  • Send a Postcard to Space!

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