NASA Dawn Spacecraft has entered orbit around Ceres

[Oasis]

The Dawn Spacecraft has been approaching the dwarf planet Ceres for a couple of months now, after a near decade long mission launched in 2007. It has sent back the clearest pictures of the dwarf planet ever captured, and ideally will give us the best look yet at it.
http://www.space.com/28751-dawn-spacecraft-ceres-dwarf-planet-preview.html

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[Kobewarrior]

happy planet :)

[Oasis]

happy dwarf planet :)

ftfy

I should find that xkcd comic about Ceres...

Edit: Easier than expected:

Earth clearly hasn't been inspected, since it's definitely contaminated with salmonella.

[Kobewarrior]

ftfy

little people big world

[Nonnel]

i demand the dwarf planets be named planets
i love our 13 planets

[Ipquarx]

happy planet :)

surprised dwarf planet

[DestroyerOfBlocks]

step up brothers

[Pngu12970]

step up brothers

thats what it actually looks like
lel

[Harm94]

One of many smaller achievements toward many more large ones. I can't wait till me get drones to Titan and see it's moons.

[XR-7]

Why did it take 8 years to get to Ceres but Voyager 2 took 12 years to get all the way to Neptune?

[Pie Crust]

Older technology maybe?

[Ducky duck]

Older technology maybe?

nonono

Shrek did it

[77x5ghost2]

step up brothers

my avatar :3

f5 for new avatar

[Jubel]

Why did it take 8 years to get to Ceres but Voyager 2 took 12 years to get all the way to Neptune?

Launch windows, and I think Dawn uses Ion engines instead of monopropellant and liquid fuel

[U2]

Launch windows, and I think Dawn uses Ion engines instead of monopropellant and liquid fuel

Add on top of that the fact that Dawn flew to Vesta before going to Ceres.