The asteroid has been compared to a lumpy bowling pin by space-watchers, with NASA describing it as looking like two ice ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...

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 ...

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

Apr. 15, 2025 — First ever supercomputer simulations of Mars with a fully molten core could explain the Red Planet's unusual magnetic field. Billions of years ago, Mars had an active magnetic field.

New findings change how Vesta is defined as not quite an asteroid or a planet. This research challenges previous notions ...

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

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system’s asteroid belt ... suggestion but hadn’t considered it a real possibility. “This idea went from ...

To mark the milestone, NASA has released a fresh gallery of images spanning our solar system and well beyond – from Mars ... revisit cosmic scenes and track their evolution in near-real time. Hubble ...