asteroid belt
noun
: the region of interplanetary space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found
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So there are huge economic opportunities for us in the asteroid belt, according to Brin.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The fairly small spacecraft needed a high-energy launch because its destination was an orbit around the distant, metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche in the asteroid belt.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Or, instead all its fragments may have scattered into the asteroid belt to rain down as angrites across the eons, says William Bottke, a solar system scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, who was uninvolved with the study.
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Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
The Psyche mission, launched in October 2023, is heading for Asteroid 16 Psyche in the outer part of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 July 2026
The fairly small spacecraft needed a high-energy launch because its destination was an orbit around the distant, metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche in the asteroid belt.
—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Or, instead all its fragments may have scattered into the asteroid belt to rain down as angrites across the eons, says William Bottke, a solar system scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, who was uninvolved with the study.
—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
The Psyche mission, launched in October 2023, is heading for Asteroid 16 Psyche in the outer part of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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“Asteroid belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asteroid%20belt. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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