Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to the sun. It has a diameter of over 620 miles and is located in the asteroid belt. For a long time, it has been unclear whether Ceres formed in the asteroid ...

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. Produced By Matt Johnston.

Using data from NASA's now-defunct Dawn spacecraft, scientists have discovered that the dwarf planet Ceres, the second wettest body in the solar system after Earth, could have an interior reserve ...

Then, in 2006, Ceres was once again reclassified, this time as a dwarf planet — not quite a planet, but not quite an asteroid, either. Now Ceres had to share the spotlight with Pluto and the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. NASA's Dawn spacecraft image of the limb of dwarf planet Ceres shows a section of the ...

Lurking between Mars and Jupiter is dwarf planet Ceres: a Texas-size world with an ice volcano, shiny salt deposits, and other features that suggest it hides a giant ocean. NASA's Dawn spacecraft ...