An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...

But new research is casting doubt on that conclusion. One of the defining features of rocky planets is differentiation. They ...

Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is ...

Roman was similarly designed with a focused set of science goals, including exploring an uncharted region of exoplanet ...

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously ... So, this could be the crust, mantle or even the planet's core. Learning about the interiors of planets is ...

The latest discoveries about Vesta challenge its traditional classification. This giant asteroid might actually be a remnant ...

The second-largest asteroid in the solar system is Vesta, and it may be a piece of an ancient lost planet. […] ...

NASA’s nearly complete yet canceled lunar rover VIPER isn’t going to get carried to the moon by a private space exploration ...

Observations of exoplanets typically provide astronomers little more than an orbit, a mass and a radius. If the radius and ...

WASHINGTON – Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously ... So, this could be the crust, mantle or even the planet’s core. Learning about the interiors of planets ...