Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It's the largest object in the asteroid belt and the closest dwarf planet to Earth.

The universe is vast, mysterious, and breathtakingly beautiful. From the glow of distant galaxies to the quiet elegance of ...

Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in astrobiology in 2023, he's fascinated by ...

Together, dwarf planets can help scientists learn a lot ... Instead of seeing a cold, cratered and rocky world, New Horizons beamed back images revealing Pluto to be a surprisingly geologically ...

This "blinking" between images allowed the astronomer to note ... Assembly adopted a resolution to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet. The reasoning was that it didn't satisfy one of three newly ...

A blue atmosphere, smooth areas, and youthful mountain ranges - this dwarf planet is full of surprises. When NASA's New Horizons probe flew past Pluto in July 2015, the images it returned astonished ...

This "blinking" between images allowed the astronomer to note ... in the solar system — in 2006 Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union, the Lowell ...

Lowell's sixth annual "I Heart Pluto Festival" will honor the remote icy world that was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 and ... where it captured close-up images of unparalleled detail ...

Arizona has declared Pluto its “official state planet” — despite it being relegated to “dwarf planet” status ... looking for planets by taking photos over a period of time,” said ...

Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930 and was considered our ninth planet until 2006. The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet ...