Ceres is no less prominent in the real world either. For a long time, however, it was not entirely clear whether the dwarf planet had formed in the asteroid belt or whether it had migrated inwards ...

How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...

Ceres will continue to be a small planet, but in 2015 we will come to understand that dwarf planets are planets, too. Pluto’s short planetary reign Size of Pluto (lower left) in comparison to ...

Using real images taken from the spacecraft Dawn, NASA takes you on an animated tour of the largest body in the asteroid belt. Soar over dwarf planet Ceres' surface in revealing NASA video - CNET X ...

But this isn't science fiction, it's a pair of real, inexplicable bright spots seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on its approach to Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt.This Friday, Dawn ...

NASA’s Dawn entered orbit around Ceres today, providing us with the first real images of the mysterious dwarf planet. Skip to Main Content Crossword Newsletters ...

Ceres Coated By Material That Disguises Dwarf Planet's Real Makeup Using data collected by SOFIA, astronomers detected a substantial amount of material on the surface of the dwarf planet that ...

The arrival of NASA’s Dawn mission at the huge asteroid “1 Ceres” in early 2015 has turned out to have been well worth waiting for. This dwarf planet is the largest body in the asteroid belt between ...

The latest views of the dwarf planet Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveal hints of craters — and a relatively bright spot that's been a mystery for more than a decade. The black-and-white ...

Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this ...