Ceres
Dawn Rises Over Ceres North Pole
Brand new images taken on April 10 by NASA's Dawn probe show the dwarf planet from high above its north…
Seeking Ceres: Following the Brave New World Through 2015
A little world is making big headlines in 2015. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around 1 Ceres on March 6th,…
Scientists in Orbit Over Dawn’s Arrival at Ceres
Dawn’s approach and trajectory as it begins its orbital “dance” with Ceres. As you watch, note the timeline at upper…
What Your Breakfast has in Common with Ceres
On March 6, the Dawn spacecraft will ease into orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres. This is the visit to…
Bright Spots on Ceres Likely Ice, Not Cryovolcanoes
As the Dawn spacecraft prepares to enter orbit around Ceres on March 6, the science team provided the latest images…
Ceres Bizarre Bright Spot Now Has a Companion
Aliens making dinner with a solar cooker? Laser beams aimed at hapless earthlings? Whatever can that - now those -…
An Even Closer View of Ceres Shows Multiple White Spots Now
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has acquired its latest and closest-yet snapshot of the mysterious dwarf planet world Ceres. These latest images,…
The Solar System’s ‘Yearbook’ is About to Get Filled In
Lined up like familiar faces in your high school yearbook, here are images of the 33 largest objects in the…
Dawn Captures Best Images Ever of “Hipster Planet” Ceres
This is the second animation from Dawn this year showing Ceres rotating, and at 43 pixels across the images are officially the…
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…