Dawn mission

Artist's impression of the Dawn spacecraft studying Vesta and Ceres.
Credit: NASA

NASA’s Dawn mission comes to an end

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The Secrets of Ceres’ spots

Radio Astronomy Podcast Dawn, Holst's Planets and water on Mars

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Evidence for ice on dwarf planet Ceres

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Ceres’ mountain could be ice volcano

The bright spots on Ceres’ Occator Crater. Inset shows data on the mysterious feature, with red indicating an abundance of carbonates.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

Ceres’ spots suggest hydrothermal activity

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Dawn reveals Ceres’ rich topography

3D video of asteroid Vesta

NASA releases 3D video of asteroid Vesta