Dawn Shows Close-Up of Vesta Asteroid in Full Rotation [VIDEO]
The Vesta is the second-largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt, which is located between Mars and Jupiter.
Dawn Inches Closer to Vesta Asteroid, Scientist May Soon Accurately Measure its Gravity [PHOTOS]
NASA's Dawn spacecraft slipped into the asteroid's orbit last month and already beamed hundreds of images for scientists to begin poring over. NASA has taken images over the Vesta's northern Hemisphere after the spacecraft finished its first passage over the dark side of the giant asteroid.
Trojan Asteroid Spotted in Earth's Orbit: Nature
Astronomers have spotted an asteroid close to Earth and moving in the same orbit around the Sun. The rock is 200-300 m wide and sits in front of our planet and is non-threatening.
Trojan Asteroid Shares Earth's Orbit Around the Sun [PHOTOS & VIDEO]
Asteroid 2010 TK7 was discovered by NEOWISE, the asteroid-hunting section of NASA's WISE mission. It was confirmed as the first Earth Trojan after follow up observations with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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Trojan Asteroid Shares Earth?s Orbit; Is It Dangerous? (PHOTO)
Trojan asteroid shares the same orbit as Earth. Will it come in contact with Earth anytime soon?
First Trojan Asteroid Found in Earth?s Orbit [VIDEO]
Trojan asteroids share orbits with other planets in our Solar System to include Neptune, Mars and Jupiter. Two of Saturn's moons share orbits with Trojans, according to NASA.
Earth's First Trojan Asteroid Discovered; Missions Possible in Future
Earth has joined a group of planets like Jupiter, Neptune and Mars which have Trojan asteroids as companions as they move around the sun in their orbits.
Scientists Discover Trojan Asteroid, Earth?s First Companion in Space
Scientists have discovered first Trojan asteroid companion to Earth that orbits around the sun along with Earth for thousands of years.
NASA's WISE Unveils The First Ever Earth-Bound Trojan Asteroid
Astronomers studying data from an orbiting NASA observatory discovered the first known Trojan of the Earth.
Earth's First Trojan Asteroid 2010 TK7 Discovered
We are not alone - a small asteroid, 1,000 feet across, has finally been found and it's orbital path shares Earth's orbit.
NASA's Greatest Challenge: Sending Astronauts to an Asteroid
NASA has embraced a presidential directive to plant astronauts on an asteroid, a mission that officials say represents the most ambitious yet for the space agency.
NASA Dawn Probe Sends First Images of Asteroid Vesta [PHOTOS]
See the first photo of Vesta
Dawn Takes First Ever Close-up Image of Asteroid Vesta [PHOTOS]
NASA's Dawn, locked in orbit around Vesta, has sent back the first ever close-up image of the asteroid (photos below).
Dawn Orbits Vesta on Saturday, Astronauts to Visit by 2025
NASA's Dawn became the first spacecraft to orbit asteroid Vesta on Saturday. It will remain in the orbit until July 2012.
Dawn Orbits Asteroid Vesta, Collects Data for Future Astronaut Visit
NASA spacecraft Dawn has entered into an orbit around asteroid Vesta on Saturday.
Dawn Locked in Historic Orbit Around Asteroid Vesta [PHOTOS & VIDEOS]
NASA spacecraft Dawn entered into an orbit around asteroid Vesta on Saturday. It will study Vesta until July 2012. Then, it will travel to and study nearby dwarf planet Ceres in 2015.
NASA Spacecraft Enters Asteroid Vesta After 4 Years of Journey
NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday has entered orbit around Asteroid Vesta to begin a year-long study of the second-most-massive object in the asteroid belt after the dwarf planet Ceres.
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Enters Vesta Asteroid Orbit (PHOTO)
NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbits the asteroid vesta after a four year journey of getting there.
NASA Dawn Spacecraft Approaches Vesta for Historic Orbit [PHOTOS]
NASA Dawn spacecraft will approach asteroid Vesta for a prolonged orbit. Engineers expect Dawn to be captured by Vesta's gravity and into a prolonged orbit at approximately 10 p.m. PDT Friday, reported NASA.
NASA Spacecraft Dawn Enters Large Asteroid Vesta's Orbit on Friday (Photos)
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is set to begin a prolonged encounter with the asteroid Vesta on Friday, making the mission the first to enter orbit around a main-belt asteroid.
NASA's Dawn Probe Seeks Mysteries of Young Universe In Massive Vesta Asteroid
Scientists believe the images and information collected about Vesta will illuminate what happened in the early days of the universe.
NASA Dawn Probe Seeks Mysteries of Young Universe in Massive Vesta Asteroid
Scientists believe the images and information collected about Vesta will illuminate what happened in the early days of the universe
NASA Dawn Probe Set to Orbit Massive Asteroid Vesta
NASA's Dawn probe is about to go into orbit around the Vesta asteroid, the second largest in an asteroid belt lying between Mars and Jupiter, in the culmination of a nearly four year journey.
Have We Found the Last Dinosaur? Fossil Uncovered in Montana Adds Weight to Asteroid Extinction Theory
The horn of an adult triceratops unearthed in Montana belongs to the last survivor of the mass extinction discovered by paleontologists. The find gives weight to the theory that an asteroid caused the catastrophic end of the age of Dinosaurs.
Diminutive Asteroid 2011 MD whips past Earth in close shave
Asteroid 2011 MD, a small space rock the size of a tour bus, zipped past Earth in what was a close shave in cosmic terms. The flyby was tantalizingly close to Earth, and was at some point closer to the planet than some satellites.
Asteroid 2011 MD barely misses Earth on Monday but real danger lurks in 2182
An asteroid, named 2011 MD, barely missed crashing on to the Earth's surface today, but the real danger awaits us in 2182 when a gigantic asteroid may be on a collision course with this planet, astronomers warn.
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