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Scientists in Orbit Over Dawn’s Arrival at Ceres
Dawn’s approach and trajectory as it begins its orbital “dance” with Ceres. As you watch, note the timeline at upper…
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The Number of Asteroids We Could Visit and Explore Has Just Doubled
There’s a famous line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet that says “There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are…
An Even Closer View of Ceres Shows Multiple White Spots Now
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has acquired its latest and closest-yet snapshot of the mysterious dwarf planet world Ceres. These latest images,…
Awesome New Radar Images of Asteroid 2004 BL86
New video of 2004 BL86 and its moon Newly processed images of asteroid 2004 BL86 made during its brush with Earth Monday…
It Looks Like an Asteroid Strike Can’t Cause a Worldwide, Dinosaur-Killing Firestorm
For decades, scientists have debated the cause of the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs and other life 65…
What Asteroid 2004 BL86 and Hawaii Have in Common
At first glance, you wouldn't think Hawaii has any connection at all with asteroid 2004 BL86, the one that missed Earth by…
Amazing Impact Crater Where a Triple Asteroid Smashed into Mars
At first glance, you many not guess that this feature on Mars is an impact crater. The reason it looks…
Dawn Captures Best Images Ever of “Hipster Planet” Ceres
This is the second animation from Dawn this year showing Ceres rotating, and at 43 pixels across the images are officially the…
Are Asteroids the Future of Planetary Science?
I don't think I ever learned one of those little rhymes - My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine…
News Flash: Asteroid Flying Past Earth Today Has Mini-Moon!
Wonderful news! Asteroid 2004 BL86, which passed closest to Earth today at a distance of 750,000 miles (1.2 million km),…