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NASA spacecraft orbiting asteroid Vesta

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 22:28

NASA`s Dawn spacecraft was captured into orbit around the massive asteroid Vesta after a 1.7 billion-mile journey and is preparing to begin a study of a surface.

Dawn spacecraft enters asteroid Vesta`s orbit

Last Updated: Sunday, July 17, 2011, 16:54

The US spacecraft Dawn has for the first time entered the orbit of Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar system.

Vesta may shed light on how Earth was formed

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 13:54

NASA``s Dawn spacecraft, which has returned after a four-year journey, has provided the first close-up views of the giant asteroid Vesta, a relic of planet-building that could provide an insight into how Earth was formed.