On September 20 at 10:54 a.m. PST, Vesta, the asteroid of devotion and sacrifice, entered passionate and penetrative Scorpio. Named for the Roman goddess of the hearth, Vesta’s transits define how we ...

In this movie, strung together from a series of images provided by the framing camera on NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, we see a full rotation of Vesta, which occurs over the course of roughly five hours.

For years, astronomers treated Vesta as more than just an asteroid. With its rocky surface, distinct layers, and volcanic history, it seemed to be a miniature version of Earth—something between a rock ...

Vesta, the second-largest asteroid, is easily visible with binoculars or a telescope. Vesta appears near a fainter star, creating a close pair of lights. Locate Vesta in Libra, northwest of the star ...

Re-analysis of NASA's Dawn mission data on asteroid Vesta reveals a more uniform interior structure than previously thought, contradicting earlier models suggesting a differentiated core, mantle, and ...

On Friday, May 2 the asteroid Vesta will reach opposition, marking the ideal period to spot the second largest asteroid orbiting in the rocky belt of debris located between Mars and Jupiter. A solar ...

An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been remains a mystery. The asteroid Vesta could be a huge chunk of planet that ...