Dwarf planet Ceres is 'ocean world' with salty water deep underground
The findings confirm the presence of a subsurface reservoir of brine - salt-enriched water - remnants of a vast subsurface ocean that has been gradually freezing.
Aug 11, 2020, 02:02 AM IST
Pluto is a planet, declares NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine: The old debate is back
NASA and International Astronomical Union's official stand state Pluto is a dwarf planet.
Aug 30, 2019, 11:51 AM IST
Six-year-old girl urges NASA to 'make Pluto a planet again'
In a letter to the space agency, Cara O'Connor has asked NASA to 'fix this problem' for her and 'make Pluto a planet again.'
Feb 19, 2018, 09:48 AM IST
Ceres mountain celebrates Kwanzaa festival
Scientists believe that Kwanzaa Tholus may have once been as prominent as Ahuna Mons, the tallest and most noticeable mountain on Ceres.
Dec 28, 2017, 20:39 PM IST
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
New Horizons: Origins of Pluto's giant blades of ice decoded
They are one of the most puzzling feature types on Pluto, and it now appears the blades are related to Pluto’s complex climate and geological history.
Sep 27, 2017, 08:55 AM IST
Want to see how flying over Pluto's icy mountains and plains would look like? Let NASA show you! - Watch
In July 2015, NASA received the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons captured by New Horizons – amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a flight over the distant worlds’ icy terrain might be like.
Jul 15, 2017, 09:33 AM IST
NASA's Hubble triumphs again, discovers moon orbiting solar system's third-largest dwarf planet!
The team uncovered the moon in archival images of 2007 OR10 taken by the Hubble Telescope.
May 19, 2017, 13:26 PM 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
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
Where did Pluto get its 'icy heart' from? Puzzle solved!
Now, scientists have managed to uncover the origin of the large heart-shaped nitrogen glacier on Pluto!
Sep 20, 2016, 14:16 PM 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
NASA's Dawn found ice-friendly craters mapped on dwarf planet 'Ceres'
The US space agency NASA's Dawn has identified ice-friendly craters mapped on the dwarf planet Ceres.
Jul 09, 2016, 12:28 PM IST
Pluto’s interaction with solar wind is unique: Study
A new study has revealed that the dwarf planet Pluto's interaction with the solar wind is unique.
May 05, 2016, 10:36 AM IST
See pic: NASA releases updated global map of Pluto!
It is all courtesy New Horizons, that NASA is able to provide viewers with amazing discoveries.
May 01, 2016, 09:47 AM IST
Watch: NASA's Hubble discovers Moon orbiting dwarf planet Makemake
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dark Moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake.
Apr 27, 2016, 10:54 AM 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
New Horizons scientists find giant 'bite mark' on Pluto's surface!
Scientists discovered what looks like a giant 'bite mark' on the Pluto's surface.
Mar 12, 2016, 00:26 AM IST
See pic: NASA's New Horizons captures image of Pluto's North Pole!
In another image beamed back to NASA, New Horizons gives us another proof of Pluto's diversity in terms of its geological and compositional features, this time in an enhanced color image of the north polar area.
Feb 26, 2016, 08:50 AM IST
