The thought of Earth being seeded with life from Ceres and creatures existing there today is certainly fascinating, but Houtkooper admits that it is more science fiction than science fact until ...

Ceres takes 4.6 Earth years, or 1,682 Earth days, to orbit the sun, according to NASA. Days on Ceres are much shorter than on Earth, with Ceres spinning on its axis once every nine hours.

We might not currently have any technology that would make a space elevator viable on Earth. But that doesn't mean they ...

Ceres is an intriguing in-between world, when talking about planets and asteroids: it's a quarter of the size of Earth's moon, but has slightly more gravity than the average space rock.

This discovery that Ceres has a dirty ice crust is led by Ian Pamerleau, PhD student, and Mike Sori, assistant professor in Purdue's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences who ...

It has even been suggested that life developed on Ceres long ago and went on to seed the Earth. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.