On January 1, 1801, a Sicilian astronomer named Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres orbiting the sun between ...

Dwarf planet 1 Ceres, an eighth-magnitude object, is observed in close angular proximity to a fainter ninth-magnitude background star, located 6’ southwest of the background star. Ceres is positioned ...

The article provides guidance for observing dwarf planet 1 Ceres, located within the constellation Cetus the Whale, approaching the double star HD 2447. Optimal viewing for Ceres is recommended around ...

Figure 1: Mollweide projection of topography and the Bouguer anomaly. Figure 2: Ceres gravity and error magnitude spectra of normalized spherical harmonic ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. November 26: Jupiter passes south of Pollux Dwarf planet 1 Ceres stands stationary at 6 P.M. EST in the constellation Cetus ...

A Chinese commercial space launch company is continuing its success with a small solid rocket ahead of a more ambitious launch later this year. The Ceres-1 four-stage solid propellant rocket lifted ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. November 14: Titan’s reappearing act Dwarf planet 1 Ceres, the ruler of the main belt, is currently making its way through ...