What is an asteroid?

Have you ever wondered what happens to the leftover cosmic crumbs in outer space? Welcome to the wild world of asteroids and comets! Join Mira and Finn on an incredible journey to discover the giant space rocks whizzing around our Sun. You will learn all about asteroids, which are massive chunks of rock and metal that look like giant floating potatoes, and comets, which are dirty snowballs that grow spectacular, glowing tails millions of miles long! We are diving deep into some of the biggest space mysteries in Earth's history. Discover the massive six-mile-wide rock that crashed into Earth and helped wipe out the dinosaurs millions of years ago. Then, uncover the shocking secret of the 1908 Tunguska explosion in Russia, where a giant rock exploded in the sky and flattened 80 million trees without leaving a single crater! Plus, find out how scientists are acting as Earth's very own space security guards by practicing how to smash spaceships into asteroids to keep our planet safe. Get ready for a mind-blowing, out-of-this-world adventure!