Mystery of dwarf planet Ceres solved?
- 10-Aug-2020
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and has its own gravity, enabling the NASA Dawn spacecraft to capture high-resolution images of its surface
Mysterious structure spotted by AI on the surface of dwarf planet
- 02-Feb-2020
While the AI detected both a square and a triangle, the majority of humans only interpreted a square.
Scientists launch campaign to restore Pluto to the planet club
- 22-Mar-2017
A team of scientists seeking to restore Pluto to planethood launched a campaign on Tuesday to broaden the astronomical classifications which led to its demotion to a “dwarf planet” a decade ago. Six scientists from institutions across the United States argued that Pluto deserves to be a full planet, along with some 110 other bodies […]
‘Dwarf planet’ discovered in distant Solar System
- 12-Jul-2016
PARIS: A rare "dwarf planet" 18 times smaller than Earth, has been discovered in the distant Solar System on an eccentric orbit far beyond Neptune, astronomers said Tuesday.
The giant mystery of ‘Dwarf planet’ Ceres
- 14-Apr-2015
VIENNA: First classified a planet, then an asteroid and then a "dwarf planet" with some traits of a moon -- the more scientists learn about Ceres, the weirder it becomes.
Space probe 'Dawn' enters orbit of dwarf planet Ceres: NASA
- 06-Mar-2015
WASHINGTON: The US space probe Dawn began orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres Friday on a voyage of discovery into the solar system's main asteroid belt, NASA said Friday.
Mars ocean was bigger than the Arctic: NASA
- 06-Mar-2015
WASHINGTON: Mars once had a body of water bigger than Earth's Arctic Ocean and vast enough to cover the entire surface of the planet, NASA scientists said in a study released on Thursday.
NASA Dawn nears encounter with dwarf planet Ceres
- 05-Mar-2015
MIAMI: A NASA spacecraft called Dawn is about to become the first mission to orbit a dwarf planet when it slips into orbit Friday around Ceres, the most massive body in the asteroid belt.