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A local discussion has begun over whether Ceres could benefit from building another community garden. The question, raised by the Ceres Courier, invites residents to consider whether demand for garden plots is growing and where a new site might fit in the town. No specific proposal or location has been announced yet.
- 2Astronomers say solar system may hold a sixth dwarf planet▼The solar system may have a sixth dwarf planet, hidden against the Milky Way
Astronomers report the possible discovery of a sixth dwarf planet in the solar system, long overlooked because it lies against the dense star fields of the Milky Way. The object, spotted in survey data, would join Pluto, Eris, Makemake, Haumea and Ceres in the dwarf planet category if confirmed. Researchers are calling for follow-up observations to verify its orbit and size.
- 3CV girls tennis wins WAC doubles title for third straight year●CV girls tennis claims WAC doubles tournament title for third year in a row
The Central Valley girls tennis team has won the Western Athletic Conference doubles tournament title for the third consecutive year. The victory continues the program's dominance in conference doubles play. Local coverage from the Ceres Courier highlights the team's sustained success as a standout achievement in the area's high school sports scene.
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New research on the dwarf planet Ceres suggests that water ice near the surface can obscure large deposits of salt, complicating scientists' readings of the asteroid belt's largest body. The finding matters for interpreting data from missions like Dawn and for understanding where brines and ice are truly located beneath Ceres' cratered surface.
- 5Romanian Culture Ministry orders theatre harassment reports in 15 days●📣 Ministerul Culturii cere Teatrului Național București și tuturor instituțiilor din subordine să raporteze, în 15 zile
Romania's Ministry of Culture has asked the National Theatre of Bucharest and all institutions under its authority to report within 15 working days on how they apply measures to prevent and combat workplace harassment. The announcement was circulated in Romanian cultural circles, with the full text of the request published online for theatres and other subordinate bodies.
- 6A newly spotted object could become the Solar System's sixth dwarf planet●Le Système solaire compte 5 planètes naines officielles. 2026 ED138 pourrait devenir la sixième. ➡️ https://www. actu-al
The Solar System officially has five dwarf planets: Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Makemake and Haumea. Now astronomers say a newly identified object, 2026 ED138, could qualify as the sixth. Interest is tied to the Rubin Observatory's deep sky surveys, which are expected to uncover more distant, Pluto-like bodies and potentially reshape how the outer Solar System is counted.
- 7Astronomers capture images of asteroid 2 Pallas●:asteroid: 2 Pallas successfully acquired. This was the second asteroid ever discovered and is the third largest, after
Amateur astronomers are sharing new observations of 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever discovered and the third largest after Ceres and Vesta. The object is roughly 512 kilometers across, and observers note its unusual, highly inclined orbit, which carries it well above and below the plane of the solar system.