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Dawn exceeds wildest expectations as first ever spacecraft to orbit a protoplanet - VestaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:49AMNASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the first ever spacecraft from Planet Earth to achieve orbit around a Protoplanet – Vesta – on July 16. Dawn was launched in September 2007 and was 117 million miles (188 million km) distant from Earth as it was captured by Asteroid Vesta.

Dawn Exceeds Wildest Expectations as First Ever Spacecraft to Orbit a Protoplanet – VestaSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:37PMNASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the first ever spacecraft from Planet Earth to achieve orbit around a Protoplanet – Vesta – on July 16. Dawn was launched in September 2007 and was 117 million miles (188 million km) distant from Earth as [...]

Plug that gap with an awesome adventureSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:17PMBen Rigley, a student at Aberystwyth University, reflected: "Dangling on the end of a rope inside an 80ft crevasse – not how I expected to be spending my summer."

Mars mission blasts off in PilbaraFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:46PMOne giant leap was taken for mankind in the Pilbara this week when NASA scientists tested spacesuits and technology designed to be used on Mars.

Dawn craft to circle giant asteroid in 1st stopFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:33AMAfter four years sailing through space, the Dawn spacecraft was expected to slip into orbit late Friday around a giant asteroid to begin a yearlong investigation into the origins of the solar system.

Outback helps NASA understand MarsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:37PMWestern Australian scientists, high school teachers and students have joined NASA researchers on a trip to the Pilbara to learn more about the planet Mars.

NASA scientists touch down in the PilbaraThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:25PMWestern Australian scientists, high school teachers and students have joined NASA researchers on a trip to the Pilbara region to learn more about the planet Mars.

Daily Webcam Images from a Greenhouse on Devon IslandTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:26PMThese images are sent back more or less daily at roughly the same time of day. One webcam is pointed north at the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse located at the Haughton Mars Project Research Station on Devon island. Another camera is inside.

Traffic mars Kentucky raceMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:16PMFlashbulbs popped as pole sitter Kyle Busch led the 43-car Sprint Cup field to the green flag at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night to kick off the long-awaited debut by NASCAR's top series at the 1.5-mile oval.