Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. December 23: Comet Schaumasse closes in on the ...

The article provides guidance for observing dwarf planet 1 Ceres, located within the constellation Cetus the Whale, approaching the double star HD 2447. Optimal viewing for Ceres is recommended around ...

On October 27th, Jupiter will be observable south of Pollux in Gemini at magnitude –2.2, with East Coast observers having the opportunity to witness an occultation of its moon Io between approximately ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. November 26: Jupiter passes south of Pollux Dwarf planet 1 Ceres stands stationary at 6 P.M. EST in the constellation Cetus ...

Ceres, also designated 1 Ceres or (1) Ceres, is the smallest dwarf planet in the Solar System and the only one located in the main asteroid belt. With a diameter of about 950 km, Ceres is by far the ...

On our journey to learn more about the dwarf planets, the first one we come across is Ceres. Named after the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility, Ceres is by far the closest dwarf planet to ...

The center of Ceres’ mysterious Occator Crater is the brightest area on the dwarf planet. The inset perspective view shows new data on this feature: Red signifies a high abundance of carbonates, while ...

CERES - Two people died and one other person is in the hospital after a crash in Ceres Tuesday night, the Ceres Police Department said. A little after 8:15 p.m., officers responded to the Hatch and ...

A Chinese commercial space launch company is continuing its success with a small solid rocket ahead of a more ambitious launch later this year. The Ceres-1 four-stage solid propellant rocket lifted ...