Ceres

Movie Shows Ceres at Opposition from Sun 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 16, 2017
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft successfully observed Ceres at opposition on April 29, taking images from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres’ surface.

By David Aragorn
Briny Ice Oozes in Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Ice Volcanoes 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 21, 2017
On the dwarf planet Ceres, volcanoes rage — but instead of hot lava coming out of them as on Earth, they spew brine and ice.

By David Aragorn
There Are Organic Molecules on the Dwarf Planet Ceres 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 23, 2017
That could tell us something really interesting about Earth.

By David Aragorn
Ice, Ice Everywhere, says New Study on Ceres 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 14, 2017
As the single-largest body in the Asteroid Belt, Ceres has long been a source of fascination to astronomers.

By David Aragorn
Dwarf Planet Ceres Camouflaged by Asteroid Dust 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 26, 2017
The dwarf planet Ceres is cloaked in a layer of asteroid dust that disguises its true surface composition, a new study suggests.

By David Aragorn
Dwarf planet Ceres is flush with ice, NASA studies show 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 16, 2016
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 Thursday in research that may shed light on the early history of the solar system.

By David Aragorn
What Would It Be Like to Live On Dwarf Planet Ceres in the Asteroid Belt?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 12, 2016
The aptly named asteroid belt is a region of space between Mars and Jupiter that’s home to the majority of the asteroids in the solar system.

By David Aragorn
What’s Inside Ceres? New Findings from Gravity Data 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 3, 2016
In the tens of thousands of photos returned by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, the interior of Ceres isn’t visible. But scientists have powerful data to study Ceres’ inner structure: Dawn’s own motion.

By David Aragorn
The Mystery Of Ceres’ Missing Craters: What Caused The Dwarf Planet’s Impact Craters To Mysteriously Disappeared?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 28, 2016
There is a mystery afoot surrounding the craters, or lack thereof, on Ceres, our nearest dwarf planet that resides within the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in our solar system.

By David Aragorn
Life on Ceres? Mysterious changes in the bright spots still baffle scientists 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 27, 2016
Strange spots on the dwarf planet Ceres might be a sign of life..

By David Aragorn