• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 14th, 2012
Reaction Wheel Aboard Dawn Ceases Operations

Reaction Wheel Aboard Dawn Ceases Operations

The instrument is important for orienting the spacecraft

Taking the Temperature of Vesta's Tarpeia Crater

Taking the Temperature of Vesta's Tarpeia Crater

NASA releases color-coded temperature map for this terrain feature

Dawn Ready to Transfer into a New Orbit Around Vesta

Dawn Ready to Transfer into a New Orbit Around Vesta

This will be spacecraft's last orbital path before leaving the asteroid

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
Video of Vesta Shows Its Many Colors

Video of Vesta Shows Its Many Colors

The dataset was compiled from images provided by Dawn

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 14th, 2012
Vesta Crater Found to Be Just 1 Billion Years Old

Vesta Crater Found to Be Just 1 Billion Years Old

Latest impacts occurred more recently than first thought

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 11th, 2012
Vesta Reveals Amazing Secrets to Dawn

Vesta Reveals Amazing Secrets to Dawn

Experts present new findings during a recent conference

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 26th, 2012
Dawn Reveals Many of Vesta's Secrets

Dawn Reveals Many of Vesta's Secrets

New data have just been presented at a scientific conference

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 19th, 2012
Dawn to Spend 40 Extra Days Orbiting Vesta

Dawn to Spend 40 Extra Days Orbiting Vesta

The extension will boost scientific returns considerably

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 22nd, 2012
NASA Spacecraft Images New Landscape Features on Vesta

NASA Spacecraft Images New Landscape Features on Vesta

The photo gallery was presented at a recent scientific conference

  • Space
  • By Traian Teglet
  • March 7th, 2012
Dawn Studies Vesta from Very Low Altitude

Dawn Studies Vesta from Very Low Altitude

This enables the spacecraft to collect extremely-relevant data

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 26th, 2012
Vesta May Be a Reservoir of Water-Ice

Vesta May Be a Reservoir of Water-Ice

Average temperatures on its surface certainly allow for that

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 13th, 2011
Dawn Moves into Fourth Orbit Around Vesta

Dawn Moves into Fourth Orbit Around Vesta

This is the last orbit the spacecraft will occupy before leaving

Vesta Was Impacted by Asteroids Rather Recently

Vesta Was Impacted by Asteroids Rather Recently

New images of the poke marks were sent back to Earth by Dawn

The Diversity of Vesta, Now Seen in Color

The Diversity of Vesta, Now Seen in Color

The space rock is the largest asteroid in our solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2011
Dawn Team Releases 3D Video of Vesta

Dawn Team Releases 3D Video of Vesta

The space probe arrived at the asteroid this July

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 18th, 2011
Dawn Science Team Presents First Results of Vesta Studies

Dawn Science Team Presents First Results of Vesta Studies

The space probe has already collected a wealth of data

Dawn Sees Largest Mountain in Solar System

Dawn Sees Largest Mountain in Solar System

The features is located on the giant asteroid Vesta

 
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