Dwarf planet Ceres is rich with ice and once might have supported life, scientists say

A dwarf planet in our own solar system might once have supported life, scientists have said. Ceres, a mysterious rocky planet in the asteroid belt between Mars ad Jupiter, has a rich body of ice beneath its dark surface, according to scientists. The discoveries were reported in a pair of studies published in the journals Science and Nature Astronomy. The scientists behind them hope that they could help commercial endeavours to mine water and other resources from asteroids, and to send humans out beyond the moon. The image was taken by Nasa's HiRISE camera, which is mounted on its Mars Reconaissance Orbiter 3/30 Orion Capsule splashes down The Orion capsule jetted off into space before heading back a few hours later -- having proved that it can be used, one day, to carry humans to Mars 4/30 The Soyuz TMA-15M rocket launch The Soyuz TMA-15M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, carrying three new astronauts to the International Space Station.