Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

a thick layer of ammonium would have accumulated in the brine between the mantle and the dwarf planet's surface or crust.

The components of ammonium were likely already in the foundation of Ceres. Gradually, it built up into a thick layer of brine ...

Surface of dwarf planet Ceres. The sites of organic material are shown as or in red boxes. The vast majority of sites are found near the Ernutet crater in the northern hemisphere. Organic ...

Using AI to comb through data gathered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, scientists have conducted a detailed scan of the dwarf planet Ceres to map regions rich in organic molecules to determine whether ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Ceres is a big mystery. The dwarf planet has raised all sorts of questions since scientists have gotten to see it up close. And this mystery may be the biggest.

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's dawn spacecraft has been taking photos of the fascinating dwarf planet Ceres. Here's some of the planet's most interesting features. Produced by Grace Raver.

While Pluto might be the most famous of the dwarf planets, Ceres is the closest at 257 million miles from Earth - just about 100 million miles farther than Mars. Ceres is the largest object in the ...

The solar system contains hundreds of dwarf planets, including Ceres, which can be found in the asteroid belt. Asteroids are made of metals and rocky material. There are many asteroids in our ...