Explainer: All about orbits - Science News for Students

A handful of rules can describe the route some object repeatedly takes around another in space. Calculating that path, however, can be quite complex.

asteroid: A rocky object in orbit around the sun. Most asteroids orbit in a region that falls between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers refer to this region as the asteroid belt. atmospher… [+9339 chars]

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