Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of ...

Reuters The largest object in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is Ceres. It was the first asteroid discovered in 1801 and was originally deemed a planet.

The largest known asteroid could contain more fresh water thanEarth and looks like our planet in other ways, according to a new study thatfurther blurs the line between planets and large space rocks.

A trip to Ceres, the largest asteroid and nearest dwarf planet, is no harder than a trip to Mars, researchers say.

Over the next few weeks, Ceres, the first asteroid discovered, passes in front of the bright Hyades star cluster, making it easy to find in a small telescope or pair of binoculars.

Here are the biggest mysteries about the dwarf planet Ceres, according to the principal investigator of NASA's Dawn mission, which is studying the intriguing world up close.

Ceres' location in the asteroid belt is intriguing because the dwarf planet is so much bigger and rounder than its companions. Even the 330-mile-wide (530 km) Vesta is irregularly shaped.

The largest asteroid in the solar system seems to have a salty ocean of water sitting deep beneath its surface.

Asteroids might look dry and barren, but the Solar System’s biggest asteroid — Ceres — is chock full of water, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has found. “It’s just oozing,” says Thomas ...

Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of ...

Asteroids might look dry and barren, but the Solar System’s biggest asteroid — Ceres — is chock full of water, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has found. “It’s just oozing,” says Thomas ...