When NASA’s Dawn mission first captured images of the dwarf planet Ceres, bright reflective spots on its surface sparked worldwide fascination. Although the mission concluded in 2018, its data continues to reshape our understanding of this small but complex world.
In a recent episode of SETI Live, host Beth Johnson spoke with Dr. Sam Courville, postdoctoral researcher at ASU and lead author of a new Science Advances paper on the potential past habitability of Ceres.