All posts tagged "Dawn"
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Ravi Mandalia | 7 April 2015
Dawn is in excellent shape high above Ceres; will settle in first science orbit soon
NASA has revealed that its Ceres-bound Dawn spacecraft is doing well 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers) above the dwarf...
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Ravi Mandalia | 19 March 2015
Bright spots on Ceres may be active icy plume or other active geology
Scientists are of the opinion that the pair of mysterious bright spots that have been spotted on the...
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Ravi Mandalia | 7 March 2015
In a first, Dawn slips into Ceres’ orbit
NASA’s Dawn has slipped into Ceres’ orbit at about 4:39 a.m. PST (7:39 a.m. EST) Friday according to...
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Ravi Mandalia | 5 March 2015
NASA’s Dawn to slip into Ceres’ orbit on March 6
NASA’s Dawn is just about to slip in Ceres’ orbit making it the first ever spacecraft to make...
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Ravi Mandalia | 3 March 2015
NASA’s Dawn to reach Ceres’ orbit on Friday; 16-month investigation in tow
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is all set to rendezvous with and enter the orbit of the largest object in...
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Ravi Mandalia | 26 February 2015
Latest image of Ceres shows off two bright spots; scientists still puzzled
NASA’s Dawn is fast approaching Ceres and the dwarf-planet continues to puzzle scientists as the latest image has...
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Ravi Mandalia | 19 February 2015
Ceres’ images getting sharper, thanks to Dawn
NASA’s Dawn is on its way towards Ceres and every time it sends back images of the dwarf...
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Ravi Mandalia | 6 February 2015
Ceres’ closest ever images captured by NASA’s Dawn
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is approaching Ceres fast and on its approach the spacecraft has captured closest ever images...
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Ravi Mandalia | 21 January 2015
Ceres bound Dawn packs three major scientific instruments
NASA’s Dawn has started sending out images of Ceres as it approaches the dwarf-planet for a 16 month-long...
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Ravi Mandalia | 20 January 2015
NASA’s Dawn snaps Ceres; more to come as probe gets closer
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has snapped some stunning images of Ceres – a dwarf-planet and the largest body in...