The geological features on dwarf planet Ceres are now named after agricultural gods and goddesses, while we're still waiting to hear about the sci-fi names chosen for features of Pluto's moon.

A new color map of dwarf planet Ceres, which NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting since March, reveals the diversity of the surface of this planetary body. Differences in morphology and color ...

A new color map of dwarf planet Ceres, which NASA's Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting since March, reveals the diversity of the surface of this planetary body. Differences in morphology and color ...

Scientists from NASA’s Dawn mission have unveiled new images from the spacecraft’s lowest orbit at Ceres, including highly-anticipated views of Occator Crater. Occator Crater, measuring 57 miles (92 ...

Telescopes and advanced space cameras enable people to have a look at cosmic objects without having to fly miles and miles above Earth. What's exciting is that images of space materials keep getting ...

The dwarf planet Ceres is only becoming more mysterious following investigations of the icy body by the Dawn Spacecraft. Launched in September 2007, this is the first spacecraft ever to explore any ...

After months of anticipation, NASA scientists have finally produced a detailed color map of Ceres. Our first detailed look at the dwarf planet’s pitted surface reveals it is a geologically complex ...

This map-projected view of Ceres was created from images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft during its initial approach to the dwarf planet, prior to being captured into ...