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

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

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

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NASA warns of asteroid 2025 HY2, the size of a Boeing, approaching Earth on May 7 at 48,900 kilometres per hour.

See multiple views from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft's touching down on asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Credit: JAXA/U. Tokyo/Kochi ...

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

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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 ...