Researchers have discovered that the dwarf planet Ceres has an "ancient ocean" with salt water, which means the space object may still be geologically active. Using data from NASA'S Dawn spacecraft, ...

The dwarf planet is cold now, but new research paints a picture of Ceres hosting a deep, long-lived energy source that may have maintained habitable conditions in the past. New NASA research has found ...

At first glance, Ceres, the largest body in the main asteroid belt, may not look icy. At first glance, Ceres, the largest body in the main asteroid belt, may not look icy. Images from NASA's Dawn ...

A NASA spacecraft is about to get up close and personal with Ceres, a giant asteroid that also happens to be the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system. This month, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image of Ceres' limb was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 30, 2018 from an altitude of about 280 miles. Dawn has ...

Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed cold regions on the dwarf planet Ceres where ice deposits could exist now. Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have identified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New NASA research hints that Ceres — the closest dwarf planet to Earth — may have once had an ancient "power source" that could ...

The bright spots of Ceres, captured by NASA spacecraft Dawn from an altitude of 2,700 miles. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA There's something mysterious happening ...