News tagged with protoplanet
Study of moon rocks shows barrage 4 billion years ago was mainly asteroids
(Phys.org) -- Researchers have known for some years that the Earth and moon were subjected to a veritable barrage of objects striking their surfaces nearly four million years ago, but less certain was whether ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2012 |
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You're beautiful, Vesta
When UCLA's Christopher T. Russell looks at the images of the protoplanet Vesta produced by NASA's Dawn mission, he talks about beauty as much as he talks about science.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2012 |
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Dawn exceeds wildest expectations as first ever spacecraft to orbit a protoplanet - Vesta
NASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the first ever spacecraft from Planet Earth to achieve orbit around a Protoplanet – Vesta ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Dawn spacecraft approaches protoplanet Vesta
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn mission to the doughnut-shaped asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, which launched in September 2007, is now approaching Vesta, a protoplanet that is currently some 143 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Dawn captures first image of nearing asteroid
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has obtained its first image of the giant asteroid Vesta, which will help fine-tune navigation during its approach. Dawn is expected to achieve orbit around Vesta on ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2011 |
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Dawn probe reaches milestone approaching asteroid Vesta
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has reached its official approach phase to the asteroid Vesta and will begin using cameras for the first time to aid navigation for an expected July 16 orbital encounter. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 03, 2011 |
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Fresh insight into the origins of Planet Earth
For the first time, an international team of researchers has incorporated extensive geochemical data on the formation of Earth into a model - with surprising results: more models can be used for the process ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Study of first high-resolution images of Pallas confirms asteroid is actually a protoplanet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Britney E. Schmidt, a UCLA doctoral student in the department of Earth and space sciences, wasn't sure what she'd glean from images of the asteroid Pallas taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...
Oct 12, 2009 |
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