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SOHO sees something new near the sun: Comet survives close encounter Posted: 24 Feb 2015 01:48 PM PST An unusual comet skimmed past the sun on Feb 18-21, 2015, as captured by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO.

Dawn captures sharper images of Ceres Posted: 17 Feb 2015 08:11 AM PST Craters and mysterious bright spots are beginning to pop out in the latest images of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These images, taken Feb. 12 at a distance of 52,000 miles (83,000 kilometers) from the dwarf planet, pose intriguing questions for the science team to explore as the spacecraft nears its destination.