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The real story on Apophis’ close shave
David Eicher
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Thu, Jan 10 2013
Blog Post:
Incredible asteroid video!
David Eicher
Today NASA released an amazing video of the asteroid 4 Vesta shot on approach from the Dawn spacecraft. This is something you've just go to see. The video shows 20 frames the spacecraft obtained for navigational purposes on June 1. The asteroid's jagged shape is visible, as well as shadowy spots...
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Mon, Jun 13 2011
Blog Post:
Dawn spacecraft motors toward asteroid Vesta
David Eicher
There’s exciting news from the solar system — NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which is set to orbit the asteroid 4 Vesta, has captured images of the big rock on its approach. The photos, released today, show the asteroid, which measures 330 miles (530 kilometers) across, as a small disk from...
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Wed, May 11 2011