Dwarf planet Ceres is one of the most enigmatic worlds in our solar system — one whose secrets scientists have only been uncovering in the last decade. When NASA’s Dawn mission arrived in 2015, it uncovered an active, salt-rich world that might have — or once have had —  an ocean. Now, new research providesContinue reading “Short-lived organics on Ceres hint at a past ocean — and conditions ripe for life”

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