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Ceres and Vesta Converge in the Sky on July 5: How to See It
I bet you've forgotten. I almost did. In April, we reported that Ceres and Vesta, the largest and brightest asteroids respectively,…
Ceres and Vesta Converge in Virgo, Watch it Happen With Just Binoculars
Don't let them pass you by. Right now and continuing through July, the biggest and brightest asteroids will be running…
5 Weird Things About Vesta
When Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers first glimpsed Vesta on March 29, 1807 -- this date in history -- the asteroid was but…
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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…
Ancient Impacts Stained Vesta with Carbon-Rich Material
Composite-color 3D image of Cornelia crater on Vesta (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA) Ever since arriving at Vesta in July 2011, NASA's Dawn spacecraft…
Vesta Looks Forever Young
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a close up of part of the rim around the crater Canuleia on…
Vesta’s Deep Grooves Could Be “Stretch Marks” From Impact
Dawn image of Vesta showing its nearly circumferential equatorial grooves (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA) Even though NASA's Dawn spacecraft has departed Vesta the…
Dawn Finds Asteroid Vesta is Rich in Hydrogen
This map from NASA's Dawn mission shows the global distribution of hydrogen on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.…
Dawn’s Parting Shots of Vesta
Dawn's look at asteroid Vesta as the spacecraft heads off to Ceres. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCAL/MPS/DLR/IDA As Dawn says goodbye to…
Wanted: Asteroid Mappers to Help Scientists Delve Through Data from Dawn
Many types of craters are captured in this panorama of recent Dawn images. Credit: NASA There’s a new citizen science…