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Comets Are Revealing Their Secrets: Revelations From the Stardust Probe

Over the last few years, there have been huge strides in our understanding of comets. Comets are no longer just strange lights that streak across our sky. Now we are learning something about them, and the new information that has … Continue reading

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Dawn Probe Approaches the Asteroid Belt

NASA’s Dawn mission is en route to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, the most massive of the protoplanets. It will go into orbit around Vesta first, gathering data on that body for seven months, then move into orbit around Ceres, … Continue reading

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