Ceres, the only dwarf planet in our inner solar system, is covered in ice and salt deposits. Its daytime temperatures range from a frigid minus 136 degrees to minus 28 degrees Fahrenheit. “Looking at ...

Scientists have discovered methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, a finding that has surprised astronomers studying the outer solar system.

Ceres, a dwarf planet, may have been more than just a cold, distant world. NASA's findings reveal a past where life-supporting conditions might have existed.

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...

Dwarf planet Ceres now appears less like a dead rock and more like a world that may have briefly brimmed with potential for life ...

In its youth, the dwarf planet Ceres may have brewed a chemical banquet beneath its icy crust.

Ceres is a dwarf planet and the largest known object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. And now we know it may be an ocean world with intriguing geologic activity taking place on and just ...

Here, the 'ice volcano' does not erupt molten rock, but rather 'ice magma' formed from a mixture of water ice, liquid brine, ...

New research has found that the dwarf planet Ceres may be a geologically active body with ice volcanoes and an ancient ocean. Located in between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres is the largest object in the ...

The dwarf planet Ceres, tucked away in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long been considered a quiet, frozen remnant of the early solar system. With its airless surface, icy shell, and ...

Spots were speculated to be everything from alien cities to geysers. — -- Scientists have finally cracked the mystery of the unexplained lights on the dwarf planet Ceres that were speculated to ...