Ceres and Vesta were more than just points of light until NASA’s Dawn spacecraft revealed their secrets. Watch as we unfold the discoveries that amazed scientists—from strange, bright ...

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 ...

Scientists have used data from a long-retired NASA Dawn spacecraft ... impacts upon Ceres by other asteroids in the main ...

The objective of NASA’s Dawn mission is to investigate two asteroids, Vesta and Ceres, with unprecedented thoroughness. The two are the most massive objects in the asteroid belt and are two 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 ...