Tag Archive for 'Dwarf planet'

This processed image shows the dwarf planet Ceres as seen from the Dawn; the image hints at craters on the surface of Ceres; the spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the dwarf planet on March 6. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Captures New Image of Dwarf Planet Ceres

Jan 20, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned a new image of Ceres – the largest object in the main asteroid belt, taken from a distance of about 383,000...

This is an artist's impression of the dwarf planet Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

Dawn Spacecraft Sees Ceres

Dec 8, 2014 by News Staff

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has just returned its first photo of the dwarf planet Ceres, taken from 1.2 million kilometers away. Dawn spacecraft captured...

This is an artist's visualization of the dwarf planet Sedna. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, SSC-Caltech.

2012 VP113: New Dwarf Planet Discovered

Mar 27, 2014 by News Staff

Astronomers Dr Chadwick Trujillo of Gemini Observatory in Hawaii and Dr Scott Sheppard of Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered a dwarf planet,...

Ceres: Water Vapor Detected on Dwarf Planet

Jan 23, 2014 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Herschel Space Observatory have detected water vapor on the dwarf planet Ceres, the biggest object in the main asteroid belt. This...

Makemake Reveals Its Secrets

Nov 22, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

European astronomers have used ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the New Technology Telescope, and TRAPPIST: TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope,...

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