The long, puzzling dwarf planet Ceres, in reality the first named asteroid, has surface features that are much more complex ...

A short video released by NASA uses images taken from the Dawn spacecraft to simulate the experience of orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest known object in the main asteroid belt between Mars ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The dwarf planet Ceres, an enigmatic rocky body inhabiting the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is rich with ice just beneath its dark surface, scientists said on ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists ...

CNN — A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet -- which could make it the smallest in the solar system -- after new research revealed it's shape, astronomers said on Monday. Nestled in ...

Dwarf planet 1 Ceres, the ruler of the main belt, is currently making its way through Cetus the Whale. Tonight Ceres is approaching the double star HD 2447. The best time to catch the scene is around ...

When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived at Ceres in 2015, it revealed a dwarf planet far more complex than scientists expected.

Dwarf planets may be small, but they're some of the most intriguing objects in our cosmic neighborhood. These icy bodies orbit the sun just like the major planets, yet they follow their own rules, ...