Synonyms for asteroid
ˈæs təˌrɔɪdas·ter·oid

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1. asteroidadjective

   any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

   Antonyms:
   rounded

2. asteroid, star-shapedadjective

   shaped like a star

   Synonyms:
   star-shaped

   Antonyms:
   rounded

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1. asteroidnoun

   Synonyms:
   small planet

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1. List of paraphrases for "asteroid":

   asteroids, meteor

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1. ASTEROID

   Synonyms:
   A Study To Evaluate the Effect of Rosuvastatin on Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Coronary Atheroma Burden

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1. Paul Chodas:

   In a month or so we will get an indication of whether or not 2020 SO really is a rocket body, since we should start being able to detect the effect of sunlight pressure has on the motion of this object : if it really is a rocket body, it will be much less dense than an asteroid and the slight pressure due to sunlight will produce enough change in its motion that we should be able to detect it in the tracking data.

2. Davide Farnocchia:

   The OSIRIS-REx data give us so much more precise information, we can test the limits of our models and calculate the future trajectory of Bennu to a very high degree of certainty through 2135, we've never modeled an asteroid's trajectory to this precision before.

3. Nancy Chabot:

   Sometimes we describe it as running a golf cart into a great pyramid or something like that, but for Dimorphos, this really is about asteroid deflection, not disruption. This isn't going to blow up the asteroid ; it isn't going to put it into lots of pieces.

4. Dathon Golish:

   Asteroid Bennu is rough and rocky, so if you look at it from a different angle or capture it at a time when the sun is not directly overhead, that dramatically changes what the surface looks like, these images were deliberately taken close to noon, with the Sun shining straight down, when there's not as many shadows.

5. Dante Lauretta:

   After over a decade of planning, the team is overjoyed at the success of today's sampling attempt, even though we have some work ahead of us to determine the outcome of the event -- the successful contact, the TAGSAM gas firing, and back-away from Asteroid Bennu are major accomplishments for the team. I look forward to analyzing the data to determine the mass of sample collected.