Kepler Has Taught Us That Rocky Planets Are Common By Alison Hawkes Rocky planets are probably a whole lot more common in our galaxy than astronomers previously believed — a scenario that enhances the prospects for extraterrestrial life in nearby solar systems.
Dwarf Planet Ceres Likely Had Ocean Long Ago By Alison Hawkes The dwarf planet Ceres still holds pockets of ice from billions of years ago, new observations by NASA's Dawn spacecraft show.
