Using AI to comb through data gathered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, scientists have conducted a detailed scan of the dwarf planet Ceres to map regions rich in organic molecules to determine whether ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research based on NASA's Dawn mission data suggests the dwarf planet Ceres, once deemed ...

Ceres is rich with water, the Dawn spacecraft finds. What can this mean for finding life on other worlds? Ceres is the largest dwarf planet in the inner solar system, and new findings from the Dawn ...

How would you like to see a dwarf planet? Pluto's the most famous, but it requires a good-sized telescope and a dark sky. There are currently five known dwarf planets. Of them only Ceres, which is ...

A dwarf planet called Ceres could offer some amazing insights into our quest to discover alien life within our solar system. The small planet is located near Mars, and a new study showcases that the ...

A new color map of dwarf planet Ceres, which NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting since March, reveals the diversity of the surface of this planetary body. Differences in morphology and color ...

NASA may have found an extraterrestrial body that once hosted life. This body is supposedly Ceres, a dwarf planet located in the solar system's main asteroid belt. Findings regarding this new insight ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largest object in the asteroid belt just got more attractive: Scientists have confirmed signs of water on the dwarf planet Ceres, one of the few bodies in the solar system to ...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long been cast as a frozen relic of the early solar system — quiet, airless, and lifeless. But new research suggests that ...