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First Hubble and Now Dawn Have Seen This White Spot on Ceres. What is it?
There’s a big white spot on Ceres and we don’t know what it is. We’ve known about the white spot…
Here’s Dawn’s Best View of Ceres Yet
Just sit back and watch the world turn… or should I say, watch the dwarf planet turn in this fascinating animation…
2015: NASA’s Year of the Dwarf Planet
Together, the space probes Dawn and New Horizons have been in flight for a collective 17 years. One remained close…
Dawn Spacecraft’s Dwarf Planet Dance Improves Hubble’s Far-Away View
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best observatories humanity has. It's been operating for nearly 25 years in…
Radiation Blast Delays NASA Spacecraft’s Arrival At Dwarf Planet Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft experienced technical problems in the past week that will force it to arrive at dwarf planet Ceres…
Why You Shouldn’t ‘Buy Real Estate’ On Neptune’s Moon Triton
Leaving aside the complications of space treaties, a new video lays out another case for why you wouldn't want to…
Weekly Space Hangout – December 6, 2013 – Zombie ISON, Jade Rabbit, Lovely Venus and Naked-Eye Nova
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: David Dickinson, Matthew Francis, Casey Dreier, Sondy Springmann (more…)
Vulcan Loses In Pluto Moons Name Game. Did the IAU Choose Wisely?
It looks like Vulcan was not the logical choice for the International Astronomical Union when it came to naming Pluto's…
Makemake’s Mysteriously Missing Atmosphere
Artist's impression of the surface of Makemake, a dwarf planet beyond Pluto (ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger) It turns out there's no…
Vesta’s Deep Grooves Could Be “Stretch Marks” From Impact
Dawn image of Vesta showing its nearly circumferential equatorial grooves (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA) Even though NASA's Dawn spacecraft has departed Vesta the…