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Another dwarf planet is stealing some of Pluto's thunder. New images of Ceres were beamed back by NASA's Dawn spacecraft; they are stirring up more questions than answers. The images show some bright ...

A color-enhanced view of Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to Earth, high­lights its Oc­ca­tor crater. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, due in ...

Evidence of a landslide, bright features and a "hidden treasure" are on brilliant display in new NASA photos of the dwarf planet Ceres. The new images were taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from its ...