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Asteroid Toutatis Slowly Tumbles by Earth
12.14.12 - Scientists working with NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a series of radar data images of a three-mile-long (4.8-kilometer) asteroid that made its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 12, 2012.
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Nine Radar Images of Asteroid 2007 PA8
11.26.12 - Images of asteroid 2007 PA8 have been generated with data collected by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar.
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NASA Radar Images Asteroid 2007 PA8
11.05.12 - Scientists working with NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have obtained several radar images depicting near-Earth asteroid 2007 PA8.
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Scientists Monitor Comet Breakup
11.02.12 - Comet 168P/Hergenrother is breaking up, right before our very eyes.
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Dawn Sees "Young" Surface on Giant Asteroid
10.31.12 - Like a Hollywood starlet constantly retouching her makeup, the giant asteroid Vesta is constantly stirring its outermost layer to present a young face.
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How to Hunt a Space Rock
10.12.12 - A team of scientists from JPL needed some space. When a large fireball turned night into day over Battle Mountain, Nev. they knew they had their chance.
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Giant Asteroid's Troughs Suggest Stunted Planet
09.26.12 - Data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft suggest troughs sculpted around Vesta's middle are likely dropped blocks of terrain bounded by faults.
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Dawn - Vesta Got Special Delivery of Hydrated Minerals
09.26.12 - Observations by NASA’s Dawn mission suggest that hydrated minerals were delivered to Vesta in a radically different way than how they were deposited on the moon.
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Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Giant Asteroid
09.20.12 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed that the giant asteroid Vesta has its own version of ring around the collar.
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Vesta in Dawn's Rear View Mirror
09.11.12 - NASA's Dawn mission is releasing two parting views of the giant asteroid Vesta, using images that were among the last taken by the spacecraft as it departed its companion for the last year.
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Dawn has Departed the Giant Asteroid Vesta
09.05.12 - Mission controllers have confirmed that Dawn has left Vesta.
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NASA's Dawn Prepares for Trek Toward Dwarf Planet
08.30.12 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to become the first probe to orbit and study two distant solar system destinations, to help scientists answer questions about the formation of our solar system.
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NASA Workshop Findings on Asteroid 2011 AG5
06.15.12 - Researchers anticipate that asteroid 2011 AG5, discovered in January 2011, will fly safely past and not impact Earth in 2040.
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Dawn Mission Video Shows Vesta's Coat of Many Colors
06.06.12 - A new video from NASA's Dawn mission reveals the dappled, variegated surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.
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NASA Scientist Figures Way to Weigh Space Rock
05.24.12 - A scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has accurately determined the mass of a nearby asteroid from millions of miles away.
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NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
05.16.12 - Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid
05.10.12 - NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation and kinship with terrestrial planets and Earth's moon.
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Dawn Reveals Secrets of Giant Asteroid Vesta
04.25.12 - Findings from Dawn reveal new details about the giant asteroid Vesta, including its varied surface composition, sharp temperature changes and clues to its internal structure.
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Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It?
04.24.12 - Scientists have a size estimate for an impressive fireball that was witnessed over California’s Central Valley Sunday (4/22).
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Dawn Gets Extra Time to Explore Vesta
04.18.12 - NASA's Dawn mission has received official confirmation that 40 extra days have been added to its exploration of the giant asteroid Vesta.