☄️🪨 When does a #meteor become a #meteorite? What separates a #comet from an #asteroid?

This animated explainer from #London's Natural #History #Museum traces how space #rocks travel from the outer #solarsystem to our skies. #Comets are icy objects that develop glowing tails near the Sun. #Asteroids collide in the Belt, chipping off meteoroids that become #meteors in our atmosphere and #meteorites if they survive the fall. Each name change marks where these rocks are and what they're doing on their journey.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/whats-the-difference-between-asteroids-meteors-and-comets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=space-rocks

#space #astronomy #science #education #tksst #video

Today, Percy checks out the calibration target of her SHERLOC instrument, including a slice of a Martian meteorite and five spacesuit materials.

ℹ️ https://science.nasa.gov/resource/sherlocs-calibration-target-aboard-the-perseverance-mars-rover/
ℹ️ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/how-nasas-perseverance-is-helping-prepare-astronauts-for-mars/

#Mars 0ct. 6, 2025 - Sol 1645
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Perseverance #space #spacesuit #rover #Sol1645 #science #news #PerseveranceRover #Martian #meteorite #MartianMeteorite

Molto meno della metà di #affluenza per le #regionali in #Calabria (43%) e indovinate chi vince ?!?

Mi rivolgo al famoso #meteorite nello spazio: procedi pure sull'#ItaGLIa!

Senza indugio

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Held an iron meteorite today. By far the biggest one I’ve touched. It was so heavy. Iron meteorites make up about 5% of all meteorites.

I know all iron was formed in the cores of stars many times larger than our own sun. But *THIS IRON* is… Special.

#NoTariffs! #meteorite #space #science #iron #astronomy #supernova

Salut à tou(te)s !
Nouvel extrait de notre premier album ici : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLVbnEmGQrI !

Bon voyage interplanétaire à toutes et tous !

#rock #metal #chanson #guitare #meteorite #asteroid #espace #musique #music

The Chinese illegally smuggled the 9th largest known meteorite in the world out of Somalia and back to China. The story would make a good Hollywood screenplay. ☄️

🔗 Link : https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-the-mysterious-smuggling-of-the-el-ali-meteorite/

#meteoritics #meteorite #meteorites #PlanetaryScience