Pluto’s Almost Twin Dwarf Planet Eris Behaves Less Like Solid Rocky World, More Like Soft Cheese

Medicine & Technology Dec 05, 2023

The new models of Eris show that it behaves less like a solid world and more like a "soft cheese."

Dwarf Planet Ceres Near Mars Could Help in Search for Alien Life

Oct 19, 2023

Dwarf planet Ceres could probably help astronomers in their search for alien life due to its abundance of organic matter.

ESA's Cheops Mission Detects New Ring System Around Dwarf Planet Quaoar

Feb 09, 2023

A new ring system around the dwarf planet Quaoar was spotted by ESA. Read the article for the full story.

What Is Causing Pluto's Unstable Orbit? Researchers Finally Crack the Code

Apr 26, 2022

Here's how Jupiter and Neptune's gravitational pull kept Pluto floating.

Pluto May Host Life After Giant Ice Volcanoes in Dwarf Planet Erupts

Mar 30, 2022

Read on to learn how Pluto's massive ice volcanoes hinted at the existence of life on the planet.

Should NASA Go Back to Pluto? Here’s What We Need To Know About the Persephone Mission Concept

Mar 02, 2022

The Persephone mission concept is developed to study Pluto. Find out what the mission’s principal investigator tells about NASA’s 27-year cruise to the planet.

Pluto Transformation: Scientists Discover That The Atmosphere In The Dwarf Planet Is Disappearing

Oct 09, 2021

A group of researchers noticed that the atmosphere in Pluto is disappearing.

'The Man Who Killed Pluto:' Mike Brown Believes New Planet More Worthy Than Former Ninth Planet

Sep 20, 2021

The expert who removed Pluto from being a planet now pushes another object which is considered more worthy for the solar system's spot.

Pluto at 91: How Did Clyde Tombaugh Discover This Dwarf Planet?

Feb 16, 2021

Scientists marked the 91st anniversary of the discovery of Pluto this week. The IAU took away Pluto's planetary status in 2006. This dwarf planet continues to spur vigorous debate.

Asteroid Mining Campaign: Luxembourg Offers Enticing Opportunities For US Entrepreneurs From Silicon Valley

Apr 24, 2017

In 2016, Luxembourg opened a Space mining campaign which is focused on mining on minor planetary resources. On April 12, Luxembourg price visits in Silicon Valley with a greater opportunity for US entrepreneurs.

Dawn Sends Stunning New Pictures of Ceres

Apr 18, 2015

For months now everyone has been waiting to catch a detailed glimpse at the dwarf planet Ceres. Once Dawn entered orbit around Ceres, it spent its first month on the dark side of the dwarf planet sending back no images, of course. Now, however, the wait is over and Dawn has sent back one of the sharpest ever looking images of the previously unexplored world and the images will only get better from here.

NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Emerges into the Light

Apr 11, 2015

The time has almost arrived. NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent back some of the first pictures of the dwarf planet, Ceres, after spending about a month approaching the world from its dark side.

What's Next for Dawn at the Dwarf Planet Ceres

Mar 07, 2015

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has completed its eight-year journey to the dwarf planet Ceres, but what lies ahead for the history making spacecraft while it orbits the planet that was never meant to be?

Dawn Spacecraft Arrives to Ceres—Hear What NASA Has to Say About the Mission

Mar 06, 2015

After more than seven years of drifting in space, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has finally achieved its primary mission of entering orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres. Becoming the first ever mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet, mission controllers with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory received confirmation this morning that the small orbiter had finally reached its destination.

As Dawn Spacecraft Approaches, A Second Bright Light Emerges from Ceres

Feb 27, 2015

To better answer Piazzi’s original questions, and some new ones that have arisen in the more than two centuries since it was first discovered, researchers with NASA developed the Dawn Spacecraft mission which was originally launched in 2007. After a successful 14-month-orbit around Vesta in the asteroid belt, Dawn is now moving onto the next dwarf planet and will arrive to Ceres within the next week. And the first question that the Dawn mission would like to answer is a glaring one, visible on the surface.