NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Asteroid Vesta

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday became the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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