Dwarf planets
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Ice Volcanoes and More: Dwarf Planet Ceres Continues to Surprise
By Mike Wall published
The Pluto Discovery Telescope Needs YOUR Help
By Ian O'Neill published
The famous 87-year-old telescope at Lowell Observatory that was used to discover Pluto needs to be renovated so it can seek out the dwarf planet once more.
Ice Volcanoes May Have Erased Craters on Dwarf Planet Ceres
By Charles Q. Choi published
Crater 'Cold Traps' May Hide Ice On Dwarf Planet Ceres
By Elizabeth Howell published
On the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, certain regions could be cold enough to host long-lasting deposits of water ice, a rarely- seen phenomenon on objects similar to Ceres, a new study shows.
Biggest Mysteries of the Dwarf Planet Ceres
By Elizabeth Howell published
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.
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