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Asteroid Vesta May Be a Fragment of a Lost Planet, Say Scientists
Vesta, once believed to be a stalled protoplanet, may be a fragment of a long-lost differentiated planet. Using refined gravity data from NASA’s Dawn mission, scientists found it lacks a dense core, suggesting it was ejected during a primordial impact. This revised view may apply to other asteroids and reshape planetary formation theories.
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NASA's Dawn Mission Unveils Insights into Vesta’s Mysterious Gullies Using Lab Simulations
NASA’s Dawn mission to the asteroid Vesta revealed mysterious gullies on its surface. New lab experiments, simulating Vesta's harsh vacuum conditions, suggest that liquid water, possibly briny, could have flowed briefly and carved these channels. These findings challenge existing theories about liquid stability on airless bodies and provide insig...
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Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM Over Wind Turbine Ideas, Ministers Hit Back
At least two union ministers today mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his sarcastic tweet on Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's views expressed during an interaction with Henrik Andersen, head of Danish wind turbine-maker Vestas, a few days ago.
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"Vivekamanan" To "Vestas": Twitter Is ROFL Over Trump Pronunciations
US President Donald Trump's speech on Monday at Ahmedabad's Motera stadium left Twitter in splits over his several mispronunciations even though the American leader won some praise over the references to Bollywood, Indian public figures.
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11-Year-Old Mission Ends As NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Goes Silent
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has gone silent, ending an 11-year-old historic mission to explore the two largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, the US space agency said.
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Did Jeff Bezos Just Hint at Amazon's Plans for an Alexa-Based Home Robot?
It has been previously reported that Amazon is working on a home robot powered by Alexa under Project Vesta, with launch planned for 2020.
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Amazon Said to Be Working on Robots for Your Home
People familiar with the Amazon home robot project speculate that it could be a sort of mobile Alexa, accompanying customers in parts of their home where they don't have Echo devices.
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Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Can Be Active Ice: NASA
A pair of bright spots that glimmer inside an impact crater on the asteroid Ceres could be some kind of icy plume, new images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft have revealed.
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Nasa's Dawn Spacecraft Reaches Dwarf Planet Ceres for 16-Month Study
The spacecraft made a 14-month tour of the asteroid Vesta before steering itself toward Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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'Bright Spot' on Dwarf Planet Has Dimmer Companion
Dwarf planet Ceres continues to puzzle scientists as a new image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveals that a bright spot that stands out in previous images lies close to yet another bright area.
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Asteroid Vesta May Be a Fragment of a Lost Planet, Say Scientists
Vesta, once believed to be a stalled protoplanet, may be a fragment of a long-lost differentiated planet. Using refined gravity data from NASA’s Dawn mission, scientists found it lacks a dense core, suggesting it was ejected during a primordial impact. This revised view may apply to other asteroids and reshape planetary formation theories.
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NASA's Dawn Mission Unveils Insights into Vesta’s Mysterious Gullies Using Lab Simulations
NASA’s Dawn mission to the asteroid Vesta revealed mysterious gullies on its surface. New lab experiments, simulating Vesta's harsh vacuum conditions, suggest that liquid water, possibly briny, could have flowed briefly and carved these channels. These findings challenge existing theories about liquid stability on airless bodies and provide insig...
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Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM Over Wind Turbine Ideas, Ministers Hit Back
At least two union ministers today mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his sarcastic tweet on Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's views expressed during an interaction with Henrik Andersen, head of Danish wind turbine-maker Vestas, a few days ago.
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"Vivekamanan" To "Vestas": Twitter Is ROFL Over Trump Pronunciations
US President Donald Trump's speech on Monday at Ahmedabad's Motera stadium left Twitter in splits over his several mispronunciations even though the American leader won some praise over the references to Bollywood, Indian public figures.
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11-Year-Old Mission Ends As NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Goes Silent
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has gone silent, ending an 11-year-old historic mission to explore the two largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, the US space agency said.
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Did Jeff Bezos Just Hint at Amazon's Plans for an Alexa-Based Home Robot?
It has been previously reported that Amazon is working on a home robot powered by Alexa under Project Vesta, with launch planned for 2020.
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Amazon Said to Be Working on Robots for Your Home
People familiar with the Amazon home robot project speculate that it could be a sort of mobile Alexa, accompanying customers in parts of their home where they don't have Echo devices.
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Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet Can Be Active Ice: NASA
A pair of bright spots that glimmer inside an impact crater on the asteroid Ceres could be some kind of icy plume, new images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft have revealed.
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Nasa's Dawn Spacecraft Reaches Dwarf Planet Ceres for 16-Month Study
The spacecraft made a 14-month tour of the asteroid Vesta before steering itself toward Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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'Bright Spot' on Dwarf Planet Has Dimmer Companion
Dwarf planet Ceres continues to puzzle scientists as a new image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveals that a bright spot that stands out in previous images lies close to yet another bright area.
