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Dwarf planet Ceres may have once been suitable for life, new study suggests

Dwarf planet Ceres may have once been suitable for life, new study suggests

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has long been cast as a frozen relic of the early solar system — quiet, airless, and lifeless. But new research suggests that billions of years ago, this dwarf planet may have harbored the right ingredients to support simple microbial life. That’s according to a new study using …

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