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HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips hosted Stargazer on Mondays to discuss the latest developments in astronomy. Stargazer is no longer in production. The last episode aired on Oct. 16, 2023.

April 25 - May 1, 2016 Stargazer: Ceres Gets A Closer Look

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence
Published April 25, 2016 at 12:33 PM HST

This week on Stargazer we are returning to Ceres, where NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is making an incredibly close pass to the dwarf planet; we learn more as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips.   

Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
New up-close view of features on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres
Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Another of the new close-up's of Ceres

Learn more about the mission here.

    
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Dave Lawrence
Dave Lawrence is the local host of All Things Considered, Road Stories (formerly Off the Road) and Stargazer.
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