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 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 ...

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

For decades, scientists thought that Vesta was a protoplanet rather than an asteroid. NASA's Dawn mission seemed to confirm that, but new research is calling it into question. . | Credit ...

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

NASA launched the Dawn spacecraft in 2007 to study Vesta and Ceres, the two largest objects in the asteroid belt. The goal was to better understand how planets were formed.

Michigan State University. (2025, April 28). New research shatters long-held beliefs about asteroid Vesta. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 15, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 ...

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

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An image of Vesta captured as NASA's Dawn spacecraft retreated from the asteroid in 2012.