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Nearby dwarf planet was once a prime candidate for life
Aug 22, 2025New research has highlighted the likelihood that Ceres would have once provided habitable conditions.
Dwarf planet Ceres turns out to be ocean world
Aug 12, 2020Scientists have determined that Ceres, like Europa and Enceladus, is home to an ocean of liquid water.
NASA's Dawn mission ends as probe falls silent
Nov 4, 2018After spending years unravelling the mysteries of the dwarf planet Ceres, Dawn has finally run out of fuel.
Bright spots on Ceres revealed in high detail
Jul 8, 2018New photographs have emerged showing the distinctive bright spots on Ceres in unprecedented detail.
Ceres turns out to be rich in organic matter
Jun 15, 2018Scientists have revealed that the building blocks of life are far more common on Ceres than previously believed.
Building blocks of life discovered on Ceres
VIDEO Feb 17, 2017NASA's Dawn spacecraft has found carbon-based materials similar to those found on the early Earth.
Water ice found on the dwarf planet Ceres
Dec 16, 2016Two new studies have revealed that the dwarf planet Ceres is home to significant quantities of water ice.
Ice volcano Ahuna Mons discovered on Ceres
VIDEO Sep 2, 2016NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified what appears to be an ice volcano on the dwarf planet's surface.
Mystery surrounds missing craters on Ceres
Jul 26, 2016Scientists have been attempting to determine why the dwarf planet Ceres has no large craters at all.
Mystery of the bright spots on Ceres solved
Dec 12, 2015Scientists have finally determined what the dwarf planet's mysterious bright spots actually are.
Bright spots on Ceres revealed in new image
Sep 9, 2015NASA has revealed the most detailed picture yet of the anomalous bright spots on the surface of Ceres.
Dawn snaps closeup of 'pyramid' on Ceres
Aug 26, 2015The Dawn spacecraft has managed to take a closer look at the anomaly that it spotted earlier this year.
'Pyramid-shaped' mountain found on Ceres
Jun 25, 2015NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified an anomalous structure on the surface of the dwarf planet.
NASA solves mystery of bright spots on Ceres
May 13, 2015New photographs have provided important new clues to help solve the riddle of the mystery bright spots.
Ceres bright spot mystery deepens further
Apr 14, 2015Infrared images of the dwarf planet have revealed that the bright spots seem to behave in different ways.
New data hints at water volcanoes on Ceres
Mar 22, 2015Scientists believe that the two mystery bright spots on Ceres could be water spewing in to space.
Dawn probe arrives in orbit around Ceres
Mar 7, 2015The spacecraft is now set to spend the next 16 months studying the largest object in the asteroid belt.
Second mystery bright spot sighted on Ceres
Feb 26, 2015NASA has revealed that another mysterious bright spot has been discovered on the dwarf planet's surface.
New data hints at water volcanoes on Ceres
Jan 24, 2015Scientists believe that the two mystery bright spots on Ceres could be water spewing in to space.
Dawn spacecraft on final approach to Ceres
Dec 31, 2014NASA's explorary orbiter is due to go in to orbit around the enigmatic dwarf planet in March 2015.
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