Dawn Enters Inner Asteroid Belt for the Last Time

Today, November 14, the NASA Dawn spacecraft entered the inner asteroid belt of our solar system for the last time. The probe is scheduled to visit the dwarf planet Ceres, and also the large asteroid Vesta, and to collect scientific readings on as many of the objects' properties as possi... [ read more >> ]

Artist's rendering of the Dawn spacecraft

Image comment: Artist's rendering of the Dawn spacecraft
Image credits: NASA / JPL

Artist's rendering of the Dawn spacecraft