Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy successfully sent eight satellites into orbit early Monday with its light-lift Ceres-1 rocket. The Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off at ...

R ecent studies suggest that Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, may harbor the building blocks of life beneath its surface. Scientists have discovered ...

Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system ... First, the axis tilt of Ceres, currently 4 degrees, is higher than the moon's 1.5 degree tilt, so more of the crater rims are sunlit and ...

Newly discovered materials on the distant asteroid Ceres leads to speculation that aliens may have once called it home. Produced by Noah Friedman. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig. Follow BI ...

This mission could also conduct a sample return, complementing the Hayabusa 1 and 2, OSIRIS-REx missions, and future attempts to explore NEAs. Asteroid ... between 2.77 AU (Ceres, which had ...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, is a dwarf planet with frozen oceans and hints of ancient habitability, setting it apart from its rocky neighbors. With a solid core, icy mantle ...