Mysterious Dwarf Planet Ceres May Have Originated in Outer Regions of Solar System, Study Says
“They believe that Ceres formed on the cold edges of the Solar System, somewhere beyond Saturn, and that it during the reshuffling of the outer planets got planted in the asteroid belt.” by Max Gorbachev via Sputniknews Image: © NASA . NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Named after the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility, Ceres is part of an asteroid belt that lies … Continue reading
It Turns Out Dwarf Planet Ceres is Rich in Organic Matter
Anyone noticing a trend? Just recently we were told by NASA that Mars contains organic molecules and now the same for Ceres. I wonder if this could be a gradual mental training for us all to accept when the announce they have indeed discovered complex life on another planet. via unexplained-mysteries: Scientists have revealed that the building blocks of life … Continue reading
Dwarf Planet Ceres May Have Had an Ancient Ocean, According to Study
It’s been while since Ceres has made any headlines, since the bright spot news from awhile ago. Though this is not bright spot related, it is still pretty fascinating. via Popular Mechanics Minerals containing water have found to be widespread on the dwarf planet Ceres, which exists in asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The evidence suggests … Continue reading
Building Blocks of Life Discovered by NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Finding boosts hope for finding life in solar system A NASA spacecraft has detected carbon-based materials, similar to what may have been the building blocks for life on Earth, on the Texas-sized dwarf planet Ceres that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt, scientists said on Thursday. The finding puts Ceres, a rock-and-ice world about 950 kilometres … Continue reading
Latest ‘Solution’ to the Mysterious Ceres Bright Spots
Based data gathered by NASA’s Dawn, new study claims the spots are deposits of sodium carbonate that could have been formed by crystallization. The mystery of Ceres bright spots, first captured by Dawn as it neared the dwarf planet last year, may have finally been solved. Images of Occator captured by Dawn showed shinning spots in its center that could … Continue reading
New HD Video: Ceres’ Strange ‘Bright Spots’ Found To Be ‘Salt Deposits’, According To NASA
Taken by the frame camera on board the spacecraft, some 2,700 miles (4,400 km) away during a flyover, the photographs depict large deposits of hydrated magnesium sulfates. Known as Epsom salt on Earth, the deposit is widely utilized in many beauty, household and gardening-related uses. The video was released by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to illustrate two studies, one by … Continue reading
