There has been a lot to talk about with our home solar system lately.  Spacecraft approaching dwarf planets, robots on Mars, and all kinds of orbiters giving new insights and views we had never expected.  It’s a heavy news year for Planetary Science, and the great stories keep creeping up! Today we have an update on the Dawn spacecraft approaching Ceres.  The picture I posted on January 20th  (shown below) was from 380,000 Km away, comparable to the distance between Earth and the Moon. Now, about 2 weeks later, Dawn is only 145,000 Km away, and the view is much clearer!...