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Wow! Asteroid/Dwarf Planet Ceres Once had an Ocean?
Two new studies produced by the Dawn mission team have shown that the protoplanet may have once had an ocean,…
Dawn Gets Right in Between the Sun and Ceres and Takes this Video
Using data provided by the Dawn probe, which now orbits between Ceres and the Sun (at opposition), NASA has created…
Ceres Prank Lands Bart Simpson In Detention For Eternity
Researchers studying landslide on the surface of Ceres have noticed one with a distinctly Bart Simpson-like appearance.
Confirmed: Ceres Has a Transient Atmosphere
Sometimes they see it, sometimes they don’t. That’s why scientists have never been completely sure if Ceres has an atmosphere…
Brightest ‘Spot’ on Ceres is Likely a Cryovolcano
The bright regions on the dwarf planet Ceres have been some of the most talked about features in planetary science…
Ceres Provides First Detection Of Life’s Building Blocks In Asteroid Belt
A new study by an international team of scientists uses data provided by the Dawn probe to show that conditions…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 17, 2017: Samuel Mason, Director of the Tesla Science Foundation
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Samuel Mason is the Director of the Tesla Science Foundation, NJ Chapter. The mission…
Weekly Space Hangout – December 30, 2016: Nancy Atkinson’s “Incredible Stories from Space”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week's guest is Nancy Atkinson, an editor and writer for Universe Today, and…
Ice, Ice Everywhere, says New Study on Ceres
A series of new studies show that Ceres is a lot more icy than previously thought, which also points towards…
How Far is the Asteroid Belt from the Sun?
The Asteroid Belt, which rests between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, orbits our Sun at a distance of 3.2…