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NASA spacecraft reaches historic dwarf planet arrival
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn will be the first mission to successfully visit a dwarf planet when it enters orbit around Ceres on Friday, March 6. “Dawn is about to make history,” said Robert Mase, project manager for the Dawn mission at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. “Our team is ready and eager to find out what Ceres has in store for us.” Recent images show numerous craters and unusual bright spots that scientists believe tell how Ceres, the first object discovered in our solar system’s asteroid belt, formed and whether its surface is changing. As the spacecraft spirals into closer and closer orbits around the dwarf planet, researchers will be looking for signs that these strange features are changing, which would suggest current geological activity. Read more. |
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SPONSORED BY: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX
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Celebrate the Hubble!April 24, 2015 marks 25 years since the Hubble was launched into orbit and forever changed what we know about the universe. Join us as we salute the Hubble Space Telescope at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. View a full-sized Hubble replica, watch Hubble 3D on IMAX ® and experience awe-inspiring Hubble images. It’s a fitting tribute to the first of NASA’s great observatories. Only at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Always exploring.
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Astronomy: NASA/ESA/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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The special collector’s edition April issue of Astronomymagazine celebrates 25 years of great imagery and science from the Hubble Space Telescope with a package of stories highlighting its greatest discoveries, the various shuttle missions that saved it, its impact on pop culture, and much more.
We’ve also updated the latest Web extras that complement April’s stories. Subscribers can:
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Editor David J. Eicher shares highlights from the April issue. Watch now. |
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In celebration of Astronomy magazine’s partnership with Uwingu, we have a special gift for YOU! Apply gift code “ AstronomyMag” for a one-time instant $10 credit to name a Mars Crater at Uwingu.com. Enjoy naming your crater! |
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Observing podcast: The Firefly Party Cluster (NGC 3532), spiral galaxy M106, and spiral galaxy M109, by Michael E. Bakich, senior editor Dave’s Universe: Astronomy magazine to again sponsor NEAF, by David J. Eicher, editor Blogs from the Local Group: Travel the world with Astronomy magazine, by Karri Ferron, production editor Galaxies Gallery: M106 and friends -- Behyar Bakhshandeh captured this image February 13, 2015 from the Anza-Borrego Desert, California. NEW Video: The Real Reality Show: Let’s Cut the UFO Crap, with David J. Eicher, editor The Sky this Week: A daily digest of upcoming celestial events, by Richard Talcott, senior editor The Sky this Month: Darkness at midday
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