Scientists have used data from a long-retired NASA Dawn spacecraft ... the dwarf planet's surface or crust. This blanket of ...

NASA's Dawn Spacecraft is flying 240 miles above Ceres, and the images it is capturing are revealing fascinating characteristics of the minor planet's surface. Produced by Emma Fierberg.

Ceres was explored by NASA's Dawn mission ... spacecraft's scientific camera and onboard spectrometer mapped its entire surface. At the time, scientists identified potential patches of organic ...

For the first time, NASA scientists have found ... discovery that puts constraints on how Ceres could have evolved," Ruesch said. "This mountain on the surface tells us what's going on the interior." ...

highly reflective surface in visible light, during a close flyby in August 2008. On May 17, 2017, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft captured a stunning image of Ceres’ south polar region, offering a ...

The appearance of ocean worlds may differ greatly from our expectations if this is true. Furthermore, NASA has previously launched a spacecraft to Ceres. The dwarf planet’s potential status as a ...

The team created a simulated sediment from Ceres using data from NASA's Dawn mission and subjected it to conditions mimicking space weathering, further supporting their findings about the age of ...