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Will We Ever Reach Another Star?
We hear about discoveries of exoplanets every day. So how long will it take us to find another planet like…
Curiosity Captures First Ever Asteroid Images from Mars Surface
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has caught the first image of asteroids taken from the surface of Mars on April 20,…
Ready For Your Closeup, Ceres? NASA Spacecraft Gets Closer To Dwarf Planet
The next few years will be banner ones for learning about dwarf planets. While the high-profile New Horizons spacecraft zooms…
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NASA: Reaches for New Heights – Greatest Hits Video
http://youtu.be/HsA_BsH0QxM Video Caption: At NASA, we've been a little busy: landing on Mars, developing new human spacecraft, going to the…
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Dawn’s Vestan Endeavour Exceptionally Exciting near End of Year-Long Super Science Survey
Image Caption: Divalia Fossa equatorial trough at Vesta pictured in side by side images showing apparent brightness and topography. The…
Dawn gets Big Science Boost at Best Vesta Mapping Altitude
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn mission is getting a whopping boost in science observing time at the closest orbit around Asteroid Vesta…
Asteroid Vesta Floats in Space in High Resolution 3-D
[/caption] The giant Asteroid Vesta literally floats in space in a new high resolution 3-D image of the battered bodies…
Does Water Ice Lurk Beneath the Poles of Vesta ?
[/caption] The mysterious asteroid Vesta may well have more surprises in store. Despite past observations that Vesta would be nearly…
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2011: Top Stories from the Best Year Ever for NASA Planetary Science!
[/caption] A year ago, 2011 was proclaimed as the “Year of the Solar System” by NASA’s Planetary Science division. And…
NASA’s Dawn Orbiter snaps Best Ever Images of Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has swooped down to the closest orbit above the monster asteroid Vesta that the craft's cameras…