LOS ANGELES (AP) — Next and final stop: The biggest object in the asteroid belt.

After spending a year gazing at a giant asteroid, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on Wednesday began the cruise toward an even bigger target — a voyage that will take nearly three years.

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