Ceres an active, evolving world. Not dead as previously thought: NASA
The researchers presented the latest results about the bright areas at the American Geophysical Union meeting in New Orleans on Tuesday.
Dec 13, 2017, 14:12 PM IST
NASA's Dawn spacecraft views Ceres's Occator Crater at opposition from sun
On April 29, Dawn successfully observed Ceres at opposition, taking images from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres’ surface.
May 17, 2017, 12:45 PM IST
NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveals age of Ceres' brightest area
The research, led by researchers Andreas Nathues at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Gottingen, Germany, analyzed data from two instruments on board NASA's Dawn spacecraft: the framing camera, and the visible and infrared mapping spectrometer.
Mar 09, 2017, 10:29 AM IST
NASA's Dawn spacecraft finds evidence of organic material on Ceres
The organics discovery was made by the visible and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIR) onboard the Dawn spacecraft in and around a northern-hemisphere crater called Ernutet.
Feb 17, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
Dwarf planet 'Ceres' may host several 'hidden' ice volcanoes besides Ahuna Mons
Other icy worlds in our solar system, like Pluto, Europa, Triton, Charon and Titan, may also have such mountains of icy rock - called cryovolcanoes - but Ahuna Mons is conspicuously alone on Ceres.
Feb 03, 2017, 12:27 PM IST
Ice is everywhere on Ceres, reveals NASA's Dawn spacecraft (Watch)
Newly published studies from Dawn scientists show two distinct lines of evidence for ice at or near the surface of the dwarf planet.
Dec 16, 2016, 10:38 AM IST
NASA to announce new findings on Earth, space science missions – Ceres, Earth’s flowing ice, Mars to be featured in briefings
NASA will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union which is being held from December 12-16 in San Francisco.
Dec 09, 2016, 11:54 AM IST
Thanks to Dawn, NASA now has access to the interiors of Ceres!
As per NASA, Ceres has a special property called "hydrostatic equilibrium," which was confirmed in this study.
Aug 04, 2016, 19:45 PM IST
After Pluto, New Horizons set to explore Kuiper Belt
The New Horizons mission team has received the green light to fly onward to an object deeper in the Kuiper Belt.
Jul 02, 2016, 12:30 PM IST
NASA's Dawn reveals mysterious bright spots on Ceres – Watch!
Occator Crater, measuring 57 miles across and 2.5 miles deep, contains the brightest area on Ceres.
Mar 24, 2016, 11:10 AM IST
Here is the latest image sent by Dawn from Ceres – See pic!
Dawn spacecraft has sent an image that shows cratered terrain in the northern hemisphere of Ceres.
Mar 17, 2016, 00:35 AM IST
Dawn's one year at Ceres: A mysterious mountain on dwarf planet!
Latest images from Dawn spacecraft reveal a mysterious mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres.
Mar 08, 2016, 06:19 AM IST
See Pic: New details on dwarft planet Ceres
NASA has recently released a detailed image of the dwarf planet Ceres.
Jan 13, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
NASA's Dawn amazes scientists with new maps, insights about Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft continued to amaze, yet puzzle scientists with its tantalizing views and other data about the dwarf planet Ceres.
Oct 01, 2015, 09:40 AM IST
