NASA has released ananimated 3D flyby constructed from images harvested by the Dawnspacecraft, focusing on two of the dwarf planet Ceres' most fascinatingfeatures – the unexplained bright spots ...

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and a dwarf planet. I think sometimes people think of small, lumpy things ...

NASA engineers said Friday they are "exhilarated" by the final maneuver in a 7 1/2 year "celestial dance" that put the spacecraft Dawn into orbit around the mini-planet Ceres 310 million miles ...

Hunting for the building blocks of life? Located in the asteroid belt, Ceres is likely a good bet, study finds ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is one that we don’t hear from very often these days, mainly ...

NASA has released stunning images of Ceres that show the dwarf planet’s surface in incredible detail. The space agency’s Dawn spacecraft took the images near its current altitude of 240 miles ...

In the 1800s, Ceres was a small ... Ottaviano Ruesch, NASA scientist and lead author of the paper, told Business Insider. They looked at craters and used 3D elevation models look at what processes ...

The puzzling white spots on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres are definitely reflecting sunlight, scientists said, but the cause of the marks remains a mystery. The newest batch of images from ...

The team created a detailed 3D model of the hemisphere ... Earlier this month, NASA announced that the Dawn spacecraft would remain in orbit around Ceres, instead of making a planned transition ...

Dawn spacecraft takes new, closer images of Ceres. This processed image, taken on Jan. 13, 2015, shows the dwarf planet Ceres as seen from the Dawn spacecraft. The image hints at craters on the ...

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 ...

Scientists have used data from a long-retired NASA Dawn spacecraft to solve the mystery surrounding the origins of the ...