Dawn News


Mission Press Releases

  • Vesta: Giant Impacts Delivered Carbon
    Max Planck Institute - Thursday, January 3, 2013
    Posted on: 1/3/2013 5:39:39 PM PDT

  • New type of 'space weathering' observed on asteroid Vesta
    Brown University - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
    Posted on: 11/1/2012 3:51:04 AM PDT

  • Protoplanet Vesta: Forever young?
    University of California Los Angeles - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
    Posted on: 11/1/2012 3:50:38 AM PDT

  • Dawn Sees 'Young' Surface on Giant Asteroid
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
    Posted on: 11/1/2012 3:46:11 AM PDT

  • Dawn mission discovers hydrogen on giant asteroid Vesta
    Planetary Science Institute - Thursday, September 20, 2012
    Posted on: 9/21/2012 1:16:19 AM PDT

  • Dawn Sees Hydrated Minerals on Asteroid Vesta
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Thursday, September 20, 2012
    Posted on: 9/20/2012 8:14:22 PM PDT

  • Image: Vesta in Dawn's Rear View Mirror
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Tuesday, September 11, 2012
    Posted on: 9/11/2012 4:29:14 PM PDT

  • Dawn Has Departed the Giant Asteroid Vesta
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wednesday, September 5, 2012
    Posted on: 9/5/2012 11:36:20 PM PDT

  • NASA's Dawn Prepares for Trek Toward Dwarf Planet
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Thursday, August 30, 2012
    Posted on: 8/30/2012 4:23:21 PM PDT

  • Dawn Reveals Asteroid Vesta's Role in Solar System History
    Planetary Science Institute - Thursday, May 10, 2012
    Posted on: 5/10/2012 6:13:48 PM PDT

  • NASA to Hold News Conference on Dawn Mission Results
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Tuesday, May 8, 2012
    Posted on: 5/8/2012 4:21:53 PM PDT

  • Dawn Reveals Secrets of Giant Asteroid Vesta
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wednesday, April 25, 2012
    Posted on: 4/25/2012 6:08:24 PM PDT

  • Dawn Gets Extra Time to Explore Vesta
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wednesday, April 18, 2012
    Posted on: 4/19/2012 1:42:58 AM PDT

  • Dawn Sees New Surface Features on Asteroid Vesta
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wednesday, March 21, 2012
    Posted on: 3/21/2012 6:17:47 PM PDT

  • Dawn Offers First Look at Giant Asteroid's Chemistry
    Planetary Science Institute - Thursday, January 19, 2012
    Posted on: 1/19/2012 6:23:09 PM PDT

  • Dawn Obtains First Low Altitude Images of Vesta
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wednesday, December 21, 2011
    Posted on: 12/21/2011 6:38:44 PM PDT

  • NASA's Dawn Spirals Down to Lowest Orbit
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Monday, December 12, 2011
    Posted on: 12/13/2011 2:33:43 AM PDT

  • New NASA Dawn Visuals Show Vesta's 'Color Palette'
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Tuesday, December 6, 2011
    Posted on: 12/6/2011 6:01:46 PM PDT

  • Dawn Soars Over Asteroid Vesta in 3-D
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Friday, December 2, 2011
    Posted on: 12/2/2011 12:26:08 PM PDT

  • NASA's Dawn Team Presents Early Science Results
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wednesday, October 12, 2011
    Posted on: 10/12/2011 9:51:40 PM PDT

    		• Mission Status Releases

  • NASA Dawn Journal April 30, 2013
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - May 3, 2013
    Posted on: 5/4/2013 12:41:47 AM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Status Report March 29, 2013
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - March 31, 2013
    Posted on: 3/31/2013 5:13:56 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Journal - February 28, 2013
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - March 4, 2013
    Posted on: 3/4/2013 5:43:45 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Journal January 30, 2013
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - February 12, 2013
    Posted on: 2/13/2013 3:51:29 AM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Journal December 31, 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - January 3, 2013
    Posted on: 1/3/2013 5:10:35 PM PDT

  • Dawn Journal November 30, 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - December 7, 2012
    Posted on: 12/7/2012 6:27:22 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Journal October 31, 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - November 2, 2012
    Posted on: 11/2/2012 3:35:54 PM PDT

  • Dawn Image of Asteroid Vesta: Arruntia crater
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - September 6, 2012
    Posted on: 9/6/2012 1:14:16 PM PDT

  • Dawn Image of Vesta: Octavia Crater
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - September 4, 2012
    Posted on: 9/4/2012 2:42:00 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Image: Publicia Crater
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - August 31, 2012
    Posted on: 8/31/2012 2:39:22 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Mission Status Report 14 August 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - August 14, 2012
    Posted on: 8/14/2012 7:02:56 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Status Report 25 July 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - July 28, 2012
    Posted on: 7/29/2012 1:46:03 AM PDT

  • Dawn Journal June 30, 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - July 7, 2012
    Posted on: 7/7/2012 8:14:25 PM PDT

  • Dawn Easing into its Final Science Orbit
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - June 19, 2012
    Posted on: 6/19/2012 4:10:37 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Journal May 31, 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - June 12, 2012
    Posted on: 6/12/2012 10:33:49 PM PDT

  • Dawn Image of Asteroid Vesta: Aquilia Crater
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - June 11, 2012
    Posted on: 6/12/2012 1:38:50 AM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Image of Vesta: Curved Surface Features
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - June 2, 2012
    Posted on: 6/2/2012 4:24:01 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Image of Vesta: Canuleia Crater
    French Space Agency - May 4, 2012
    Posted on: 5/4/2012 2:18:23 PM PDT

  • Dawn Journal March 29, 2012
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - April 5, 2012
    Posted on: 4/5/2012 5:27:02 PM PDT

  • NASA Dawn Image of Asteroid Vesta: Fresh Crater Inside a Rectangular Crater
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory - April 1, 2012
    Posted on: 4/2/2012 2:30:26 AM PDT

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