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Ceres Rolled Over at Some Point in the Past
According to a new study from the Planetary Science Institute, Ceres poles reoriented sometime in the past, which bolsters the…
Ceres Has Even More Organic Molecules on it Than Previously Thought
According to a new study from Brown University, it appears Ceres has more organic molecules on its surface than previously…
Mission to Metal World Takes a Big Step Forward with Thruster Test
Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center have just conducted a crucial test of the thruster that will take the Psyche…
New Study Says Primordial Asteroid Belt was Empty
A new study by a team from the University of Bordeaux has turned the Asteroid Belt's origins on its head,…
NASA Announces Missions to Explore Early Solar System
NASA has announced the two missions that will make up Discovery 13 and 14, both of which are robotic missions…
Landslides and Bright Craters on Ceres Revealed in Marvelous New Images from Dawn
Now in orbit for just over a year at dwarf planet Ceres, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft continues to astound us with…
Dawn Unveils New Bright Features on Ceres in Striking Close-Ups
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has unveiled a new patch of intriguing bright features in the most recent series of striking close-up…
Dawn Starts Steep Descent to Most Dazzling Orbit of Ceres
The most dazzling views ever seen of dwarf planet Ceres and its mysterious bright spots are what’s on tap by…
Scientists Tantalized as Dawn Yields Global Mineral and Topographic Maps of Ceres
Slowly but surely the mysteries of dwarf planet Ceres are being peeled back layer by layer as NASA’s Dawn spacecraft…
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Do Ceres Bizarre Bright Spots Seen in Dazzling New Close Ups Arise from ‘Water Leakage’? Dawn Science Team Talks to UT
This image, made using images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft during the mission's High Altitude Mapping Orbit (HAMO) phase, shows…