Scientists have determined that Ceres, like Europa and Enceladus, is home to an ocean of liquid water.
After spending years unravelling the mysteries of the dwarf planet Ceres, Dawn has finally run out of fuel.
New photographs have emerged showing the distinctive bright spots on Ceres in unprecedented detail.
Scientists have revealed that the building blocks of life are far more common on Ceres than previously believed.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has found carbon-based materials similar to those found on the early Earth.
Two new studies have revealed that the dwarf planet Ceres is home to significant quantities of water ice.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified what appears to be an ice volcano on the dwarf planet's surface.
Scientists have been attempting to determine why the dwarf planet Ceres has no large craters at all.
Scientists have finally determined what the dwarf planet's mysterious bright spots actually are.
NASA has revealed the most detailed picture yet of the anomalous bright spots on the surface of Ceres.
The Dawn spacecraft has managed to take a closer look at the anomaly that it spotted earlier this year.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified an anomalous structure on the surface of the dwarf planet.
New photographs have provided important new clues to help solve the riddle of the mystery bright spots.
Infrared images of the dwarf planet have revealed that the bright spots seem to behave in different ways.
Scientists believe that the two mystery bright spots on Ceres could be water spewing in to space.
The spacecraft is now set to spend the next 16 months studying the largest object in the asteroid belt.
NASA has revealed that another mysterious bright spot has been discovered on the dwarf planet's surface.
Scientists believe that the two mystery bright spots on Ceres could be water spewing in to space.
NASA's explorary orbiter is due to go in to orbit around the enigmatic dwarf planet in March 2015.
Scientists have discovered signs of water on Ceres, an icy dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt.