A NASA scientist has suggested there may be life in the seas of a dwarf planet saying astrobiologists are constantly "surprised" by the level of activity on the outer edges of our solar system.

Scientists have used data from a long-retired NASA Dawn spacecraft to solve the mystery surrounding the origins of the strange dwarf planet Ceres. Ceres currently resides in the main asteroid belt ...

Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.