An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...

Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

For more than a decade, scientists have debated the true identity of asteroid Vesta, a 500-kilometer-wide body that sits in a ...

Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new ...

Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another ...

Planetary scientists research the complex asteroid Vesta which may possess the same fundamental architecture as Earth such as ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...

If you missed Earth's ' mini Moon ' last year, chances are you might be able to spot another asteroid today. The space rock ...

Until now, it has been assumed that Vesta is a protoplanet and has a core. This is contradicted by measurement data that ...

For those of you who love to do some stargazing during the warmer months, now is a great time to get outside and look up.

Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026. On Friday, May 2 the asteroid Vesta will reach opposition, marking the ideal period to spot the second largest asteroid orbiting ...