Ask an Astronomer: How Do You Discover an Asteroid?

illustration of asteroids revolving the sun and other planets. Caption: Asteroids, though, move across the sky at different rates.

Dr. Bidushi Bhattacharya explains how astronomers find tiny space rocks. Since asteroids don't move in a predictable orbit, astronomers must take a series of photographs to track the asteroids. Part of the "Ask an Astronomer" series.

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Ask an Astronomer: How Do You Discover an Asteroid?

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    DCMP Membership
    Author:
    NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
    Length:
    2 minutes