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 ...

Researchers say the dinosaurs weren’t yet in decline shortly before the extinction event, contradicting previous findings ...

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

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

However, "2025 HP" is not the only space rock flying nearby. Today, a separate 40-foot, bus-sized asteroid named "2025 HN4" ...

As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...

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

"On April 1, the spacecraft detected a pressure drop in the line that feeds the xenon gas to the thrusters, going from 36 ...

Icy comets can supply water and oxygen to tidally locked e Feb 2025 research shows asteroid impacts could cool Earth and deplete ozo Studies provide insights into planetary habitability and potential ...