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By Mike Wall Published
Some parts of the dwarf planet Ceres harbored pockets of near-surface water for millions of years in the recent past, a new study suggests.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
Nearly three years since NASA's Dawn mission arrived at Ceres, the spacecraft has run out of fuel. Is it time to start thinking about sending another mission to the dwarf planet?

By Charles Q. Choi Published
The wobbly surface of dwarf planet Ceres has shifted over the years, resulting an epic makeover of ridges and cracks, scientists say.

By Charles Q. Choi Published
Dozens of ancient ice volcanoes once dotted the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, a new study finds.

By Mike Wall Published
You may have seen the bizarre bright spots speckling the dwarf planet Ceres — but not like this.

By Mike Wall Published
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has gotten its best-ever looks at the weird bright spots that speckle the dwarf planet Ceres.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
On the dwarf planet Ceres, organic molecules are more abundant than scientists originally suspected.

By Tariq Malik Published
A NASA spacecraft is about to get up close and personal with Ceres, a giant asteroid that also happens to be the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system.
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