Dawn Spacecraft Images Vesta’s Striking Features
A new video from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft takes us on a flyover journey above the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. This image obtained by the…
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NASA Plans to Visit a Near-Earth Asteroid
In a few years a NASA spacecraft will seek the building blocks of life in a shovelful of asteroid dirt. The OSIRIS-REx1 spacecraft, targeted for launch…
Read the article →NASA Dawn Spacecraft Sends Science Data From Vesta
The Dawn spacecraft has completed a graceful spiral into the first of four planned science orbits during the spacecraft’s yearlong visit to Vesta. The spacecraft started…
Read the article →NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Begins Science Orbits of Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, the first ever to orbit an object in the main asteroid belt, is spiraling towards its first of four intensive science orbits. That…
Read the article →Dawn Spacecraft Returns First Close-Up Image of Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after beginning its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta. On Friday, July 15, Dawn became the first…
Read the article →Dawn Spacecraft Goes Into Orbit Around Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on Saturday became the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Dawn…
Read the article →NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft to Enter Orbit Around Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will begin a prolonged encounter with the asteroid Vesta today (July 15), making the mission the first to enter orbit around a main-belt…
Read the article →Asteroid 2011 MD Flyby
Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) above Earth’s surface on Monday, June 27th at about 9:30AM EDT. NASA analysts say there…
Read the article →NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Captures First Image of Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has obtained its first image of the giant asteroid Vesta, which will help fine-tune navigation during its approach. Dawn is expected to achieve…
Read the article →Flyby of a Spinning Asteroid
Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 GP59 is flying past Earth today, April 15th, not far beyond the orbit of the Moon (1.4 LD). There’s no danger of a…
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