When Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi spotted Ceres in 1801, he thought it was a planet. Astronomers didn't know about asteroids…
A new and thorough analysis of high-resolution images and data from NASA’s Dawn mission have now provided fresh insights into…
One of the most enduring questions about Earth regards the origins of its water. Where did it come from? One…
Ceres, at almost 1,000 km (620 miles) in diameter, is the largest body in the asteroid belt. Between 2015 and…
According to a new study from the Planetary Science Institute, Ceres poles reoriented sometime in the past, which bolsters the…
According to a new study from Brown University, it appears Ceres has more organic molecules on its surface than previously…
Two new studies produced by the Dawn mission team have shown that the protoplanet may have once had an ocean,…
A new study from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, with the support of NASA, has found evidence of subsurface…
A new study from a team of British and French physicists presents a concept for plasma thrusters that are both…
Researchers studying landslide on the surface of Ceres have noticed one with a distinctly Bart Simpson-like appearance.