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

Thanks to JWST, we've learned key details about methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life — on ...

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

Friday, May 2, presents a perfect opportunity to catch the mighty ice giant Neptune close to the planets Saturn and Venus in ...

"The key planet-formation processes in protoplanetary disks remain an active matter of research. One promising mechanism to ...

What are the best methods to explore Valles Marineris on Mars, which is the largest canyon in the solar system? This is what ...

Unlike most asteroids, which are composed of cosmic sediment, Vesta’s surface is volcanic basalt, indicating that it ...

New research challenges the meteorite hypothesis, suggesting Earth's water may be native, originating from the solar nebula rather than asteroidal impacts.

All but one of Andromeda's satellite galaxies were found to be pointing right at us. According to our best models, that ...