Tubers, maize and even eggplants are finally getting the astronomical recognition they deserve. Or at least that’s true for the deities that look after the crops and celebrations of their harvest.

Scientists have come up with a mind-bending explanation for the origin of a strange, streaked mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres, a 600-mile-wide body that orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between ...

The tallest mountain on Ceres is a split-toned creature that would be at home in Alaska. Explore it, and the still-mysterious white spots in Occator Crater in the latest flyover animation of the dwarf ...

In the year since NASA's Dawn spacecraft started orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres, the probe has made some surprising discoveries. From the bright, reflective spots in some of the world's craters, to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a writer specializing in physics, astronomy, and related topics. The giant asteroid Ceres is a pretty smooth object. Sure, it ...

Ever since we laid robotic eyes on the lone, giant mountain on Ceres, scientist have been obsessed with a single question: How did Ahuna Mons form? New models suggest the mountain is an icy volcano, ...

With or without 3D glasses, a newly released video tour of Ceres offers a new perspective on the dwarf planet's dramatic and diverse surface. The new Ceres video tour, which was compiled from images ...

Very small worlds can do very big things—providing you’re willing to grade on a curve. Take the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, which is currently being orbited by the Dawn ...

On Tuesday, NASA released the most detailed pictures yet of the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The photos were taken by the Dawn space probe ...

A "lonely mountain" stands unaccompanied on the icy gray surface of the dwarf planet Ceres, in amazing new photographs from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The mountain, with an altitude of 21,120 feet (6,437 ...

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has beamed home the best-ever photo of the mysterious bright spots that speckle the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. The new image resolves Ceres' strange spots, which are ...

NASA's Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres on Aug. 19, from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The mountain, located in the dwarf planet's southern hemisphere, stands ...