There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's dawn spacecraft has been taking photos of the fascinating dwarf planet Ceres. Here's some of the planet's most interesting features. Produced by Grace Raver.

An curved arrow pointing right. 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.

Makemake shares our Solar System with four other dwarf planets; Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Pluto. Easily the most famous of the diminutive planets, Pluto was controversially downgraded to dwarf ...

NASA's Dawn spacecraft is finally giving scientists on Earth a truly close up view of the dwarf planet Ceres' distinctive bright spots, and they remain stubbornly mysterious. A new photo showing ...

The solar system contains hundreds of dwarf planets, including Ceres, which can be found in the asteroid belt. Asteroids are made of metals and rocky material. There are many asteroids in our ...