Vega Seems to Have Its Own Asteroid Belt
This artist’s concept illustrates an asteroid belt around the bright star Vega. Evidence for this warm ring of debris was found using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope,…
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Asteroid Belts Friendly to Life Need to Be in Just the Right Place
Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence of asteroid belts of just the right mass, according to a…
Read the articleDawn Spacecraft Sees Colored Ring Around Vesta’s Equator
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has revealed the giant asteroid Vesta has its own version of ring around the collar. Two new papers, based on observations from the…
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NASA 3D App Lets You Experience Robotic Space Travel
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NASA Researchers Conclude Giant Asteroids Hit Earth Billions of Years Ago
Research by NASA and international scientists concludes giant asteroids, similar or larger than the one believed to have killed the dinosaurs, hit Earth billions of years…
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Dawn Spacecraft Reveals New Details About Asteroid Vesta
Findings from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft reveal new details about the giant asteroid Vesta, including its varied surface composition, sharp temperature changes and clues to its internal…
Read the articleIs Vesta the Smallest Planet in the Solar System?
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft spent the last four years voyaging to asteroid Vesta – and may have found a planet. Vesta was discovered over two hundred years…
Read the articleNASA’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…
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April 14: To mark Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight, “Yuri’s Night” and “YuriGagarin50” teamed up with the astronauts onboard the International Space Station to film a new…
Read the articleNASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Approaches Asteroid Vesta
After three and a half years of thrusting silently through the void, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is on the threshold of a new world. It’s deep in…
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