Scientists analyzing recent data from NASA’s Voyager and Cassini spacecraft have calculated that Voyager 1 could cross over into the frontier of interstellar space at any time and much earlier than previously thought. The findings are detailed in this week’s issue of the journal Nature. Data from Voyager’s low-energy charged… Read more“Recalculating the Distance to Interstellar Space”
Day: June 17, 2011
Dawn Captures Video on Approach to Asteroid Vesta
PASADENA, Calif. – Scientists working with NASA’s Dawn spacecraft have created a new video showing the giant asteroid Vesta as the spacecraft approaches this unexplored world in the main asteroid belt. The video loops 20 images obtained for navigation purposes on June 1. The images show a dark feature near… Read more“Dawn Captures Video on Approach to Asteroid Vesta”