Difference between revisions of "Asteroid"

From Imperial Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Asteroids''' are chunks of solid matter of various shapes that are smaller than [[planet]]s.  
'''Asteroids''' are chunks of solid matter of various shapes that are smaller than [[planet]]s.  


== Asteroids in Real Life ==
*99942 [[Apophis]] is a 45-million-ton rock with a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking the [[Earth]] in 2036. <ref> http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/apophis/</ref>


== Asteroids in Science Fiction ==
== Asteroids in Science Fiction ==
{{Sectionstub}}
Asteroids often appear in science fiction stories, both in our solar system and in other galaxies. A common idea proposed by scientists and featured in science fiction is the mining of asteroids.


* [[Isaac Asimov]] wrote ''Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids''.
* [[Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein's]]  ''Rolling Stones'' features prospectors in the asteroid belt.
* ''[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back]]'s'' [[Hoth]] system contained an asteroid belt.
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' featured many asteroid belts in various episodes.  In one, the ''[[Enterprise]]'' had to race against time to drag an old, nuclear-powered starship safely through an asteroid belt into the sun because parabolic orbits are unknown in the 24th Century.
* On ''[[Stargate]]'', the [[Goa'uld]] [[Anubis]] tried to wipe out Earth with a planet-killer asteroid primarily composed of [[naquadah]].
==Notes==
<references />
[[Category:Astronomy]]
[[Category:Science]]
[[Category:Science]]

Latest revision as of 18:36, 5 October 2011

Asteroids are chunks of solid matter of various shapes that are smaller than planets.

Asteroids in Real Life

  • 99942 Apophis is a 45-million-ton rock with a 1 in 45,000 chance of striking the Earth in 2036. [1]

Asteroids in Science Fiction

Asteroids often appear in science fiction stories, both in our solar system and in other galaxies. A common idea proposed by scientists and featured in science fiction is the mining of asteroids.


Notes