The Raw Story: NASA’s ‘Dawn’ spacecraft set to ‘make history’ as it approaches orbit around dwarf planet Ceres

A NASA spacecraft called Dawn is about to become the first mission to orbit a dwarf planet when it slips into orbit Friday around Ceres, the most massive body in the asteroid belt. The mission aims to shed light on the origins of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago, from its “rough and...

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