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 ...

Some social media users are sharing an image they claim shows a city that was discovered on the Moon. The image shows what appears to be an impact crater on a planet-like object. A grouping of bright ...

The search for aliens has led astronomers to scour the farthest reaches of the cosmos for signs of life. But a new study suggests that we might not need to look so far from home. According to NASA ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The outer crust of the dwarf planet Ceres, which at 588 miles (946 kilometers) across is the ...

A color-enhanced view of Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to Earth, high­lights its Oc­ca­tor crater. Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, due in part to its very public demotion from ninth planet of ...

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 ...

Icy volcanoes have erupted throughout the history of Ceres, but such continuous activity has not had the same extensive impact on the dwarf planet’s surface as standard volcanism on Earth A new paper ...

"The significance of this discovery lies in the fact that it would confirm the existence of internal energy sources that could support biological processes." When you purchase through links on our ...

A dwarf planet thought to have some ice mixed in with its dirty surface may have a lot more cool than we ever expected. "We think that there's lots of water-ice near Ceres's surface, and that it gets ...