What are some facts about our solar systems asteroid belt?

The vast majority of asteroids in the solar system are found in a region of the solar system out beyond Mars. They form the Asteroid Belt. Others orbit in near-Earth space and a few migrate or are thrown out to the outer solar system by gravitational interactions. read more

The asteroid 1/Ceres is also designated as a dwarf planet, the largest one in the inner solar system. We know of at least 7,000 asteroids. The Asteroid Belt may contain many objects, but they are spread out over a huge area of space. read more

Asteroid Belt objects are made of rock and stone. Some are solid objects, while others are orbiting “rubble piles”. The Asteroid Belt contains billions and billions of asteroids. Some asteroids in the Belt are quite large, but most range in size down to pebbles. read more

A meteorite is any fragment from a body, such as an asteroid, which manages to pass through our atmosphere and land on Earth. Some asteroids orbit in the inner solar system and indeed some even cross the orbit of Earth, these are known as Near Earth Objects (NEO). read more