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Space Exploration

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has gone silent

This concludes the revolutionary mission to the Asteroid Belt after 11 years of service

Solar System

Ice-spewing volcanoes gave dwarf planet its shape

Cryovolcanism has erupted throughout the history of Ceres, but such continuous activity has not had the same extensive impact on the dwarf planet’s surface as standard volcanism on Earth

Space Exploration

NASA’s revolutionary Dawn spacecraft enters the final stretch

The legacy of Dawn has taught astronomers remarkable things about the evolution of the inner Solar System

Space Exploration

Dawn displays unique view of Occator Crater

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned amazing images of the dwarf planet Ceres whilst in a low orbit, including particularly stunning images of the Occator Crater

Solar System

Dwarf planet Ceres found to have constantly evolving surface

Observations made by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has showed constant variation on the rocky world

Solar System

Ceres’ organic material most likely made by dwarf planet

After ruling out the transportation of substances by asteroids and comets, scientists conclude that organics likely originate from Ceres

News

Astronomers discover hidden ice during landslides on dwarf planet

Massive landslides, similar to those found on Earth, are occurring on Ceres

News

Dwarf planet’s temporary atmosphere linked to Sun’s activity

It’s long been thought that Ceres may have a very weak, transient atmosphere, but mysteries lingered about its origin and why it’s not always present

News

Dwarf planet Ceres found to be source of organic materials

Data from the Dawn spacecraft suggests the world’s interior is the source, as opposed to arriving via impacting asteroids or comets

News

Asteroids and dwarf planets could be camouflaged

The appearance of small bodies in the outer Solar System could be deceiving

News

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News

Dawn gets first look into the interior of Ceres

Scientists have accessed powerful data that allows them to study the dwarf planet’s inner structure

News

Dawn spacecraft maps more water ice at Ceres

Many areas have been cold enough to trap water ice for a billion years, suggesting that ice deposits could exist there now

News

New Horizons Update: Spacecraft gets mission extension

The NASA mission has received the green light to fly onward to an object deeper in the Kuiper Belt, known as 2014 MU69

News

Water likely to have existed under Ceres’ surface

Astronomers are discovering more intriguing information about the dwarf planet

Space Exploration

VIDEO: Take a flight over dwarf planet Ceres

This simulated flyover is the most breathtaking tour of the dwarf planet we’ve seen yet

News

Mystery behind Ceres’ spots could have finally been solved

Bright spots seen by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres are likely to be salt deposits

News

‘Pebble-formation’ likely to explain Mars’ small size, study finds

Astronomers think they may have explained why the Red Planet is smaller than Earth

News

Ceres’ bright spots revealed in striking new detail

The luminous features on the dwarf planet gleam with mystery in new views delivered by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft

News

Spacecraft spies Ceres’ strange bright spots making a “mini-atmosphere”

The bright spots on the dwarf planet have become even more tantalising

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