It’s Sunset for NASA’s Dawn, But Asteroid Belt Probe’s Legacy Lives On

3 Nov 20182 Nov 2018

NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which studied two large objects in the asteroid belt, has officially run out of fuel, ending its mission to shed light on the solar system's earliest days, but…

Weird Bright Spots on Ceres Get a Close-Up from Dawn As Mission Nears End

4 Jul 20183 Jul 2018

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has gotten its best-ever looks at the weird bright spots that speckle the dwarf planet Ceres. By Mike Wall | SPACE.com Early last month, Dawn maneuvered its…