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 ...

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

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.

As the second-largest object in the main asteroid belt, Vesta attracts a healthy amount of scientific interest.

Vesta might be a shattered remnant of an early planet, not a failed one—forcing scientists to rethink how worlds begin.

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

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

Vesta, long believed to be a differentiated protoplanet with a distinct core, mantle, and crust, is now the subject of ...

Until now, it has been assumed that Vesta is a protoplanet and has a core. This is contradicted by measurement data that suggest a different origin. Versta, the second-largest asteroid in the ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Stargazers in central Wisconsin have plenty of celestial sights to enjoy this week, including bright ...