Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary ...

The interior of asteroid Vesta has been shown not to be a protoplanet after all, meaning that new explanations for its origin ...

The 950-foot hunk of primordial matter is classified as a "potentially hazardous asteroid," but that doesn't mean it has a ...

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

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 ...

A stadium-sized asteroid will pass by Earth on Friday, May 9. And if you're interested, you could see it happen in real time, ...

Vesta’s classification has vexed astronomers for decades, but a recent study is forcing planetary scientists to reevaluate ...

Scientists have long suspected the differences could be explained by what's inside the moon but until now, they couldn't ...

A decade-long NASA study has uncovered unexpected secrets deep inside the Moon, reshaping what we know about its ancient past ...

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Scientists have uncovered fascinating new details about the internal structures of both the moon and the asteroid Vesta using ...