ET researchers have been fascinated with the tiny planet since the US space agency's unmanned probe Dawn began getting close up images of its surface which revealed mysterious bright spots.

Now the discovery of a solitary "pyramid-shaped" peak on an otherwise flat part of Ceres has led to further speculation, with some claiming it could hold the key to the origins of mankind.

One UFO hunter posted online: "Ancient astronaut alert! More weird features have been spotted by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Ceres."

NASA itself has estimated the object to be about three-miles high, which would make it around the height of Mount Blanc - the tallest mountain in the Alps.

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