These two views of Ceres were acquired by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Feb. 12, 2015, from a distance of about 52,000 miles (83,000 km) as the dwarf planet rotated. The images have been magnified from ...
With its dark, heavily cratered surface interrupted by tantalizing bright spots, Ceres may not remind you of our home planet Earth at first glance. The dwarf planet, which orbits the Sun in the vast ...
The Earth’s energy budget is a complicated thing. But understanding how much of the sun’s energy hits the planet and where, how much energy the planet emits back, and the key role clouds play in that ...
Earth is literally losing some of its shine. New readings from NASA’s long‑running satellite missions show that the planet is reflecting slightly less sunlight back into space, a subtle shift that ...
The jagged terrain on this little world has a complicated origin story. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Radioactive matter within ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has sent quite a few spacecraft into space to help scientists back here on Earth learn more about our solar system and its inhabitants--and for ...
This orthographic projection shows Ceres, centered on Occator crater and the brightest spot on Ceres. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA, Public domain The largest ...
Thought you'd like to see the latest photo of the asteroid Ceres taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from a distance of just 52,000 miles. We take a closer look to find out what those bright spots might ...