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, 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 ...

NASA’s Messenger Spacecraft Detects a 10-Mile-Thick Layer of Diamonds on Mercury The innermost planet of our solar system, ...

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

The planet, recently renamed BD+05 4868 Ab, is losing its outer layer piece by piece ... and it is thus one of the fastest-orbiting terrestrial worlds discovered. The surface temperature is ...

A legendary UFO expert has issued a chilling warning: aliens aren't just watching - they're killing. Secret government files ...

Ancient volcanic winters, not just carbon dioxide warming, likely triggered the end-Triassic extinction when dinosaurs rose ...

The Dragonfly quadcopter will soar through Titan’s hazy skies and roam its dune seas in search of evidence that the distant ...

Why power-generation systems in outer space are important. Generating electricity at nighttime using renewable resources has ...

A new study has shown what's really driving the collapse of Brazil's amphibians: the climate crisis and El Niño.