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 ...

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 ...

For decades, scientists thought that Vesta was a protoplanet rather than an asteroid. NASA's Dawn mission seemed to confirm that, but new research is calling it into question. . | Credit ...

Although the moon and the asteroid Vesta are very different, two NASA studies use the same technique to reveal new details about the interiors of both. Using their model, the researchers produced ...

New research shatters long-held beliefs about asteroid Vesta Date: April 28, 2025 Source: Michigan State University Summary: For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in ...

Asteroid Vesta is currently the second largest asteroid in the solar system, having been studied in-depth by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft between July 2011 and September 2012. But a recent study published ...

For more than a decade, scientists have debated the true identity of asteroid Vesta, a 500-kilometer-wide body that sits in a gray area between asteroid and planet.

Named for the Roman goddess of the maternal, fertile, and agricultural, Ceres is technically a dwarf planet but is regarded by astrologers as an asteroid. Demeter is the Greek equivalent of Ceres ...

A conjunction like the one we will experience this weekend occurs when two planetary bodies meet at the same degree of the same zodiac sign. As a result of this tango, the potency of each is ...

With Saturn entering your sign on May 25, it's a pivotal time to embrace responsibility and long-term planning. The Scorpio Full Moon on May 12 may prompt deep emotional insights, encouraging you ...

The moon, meanwhile, will be conjunct Neptune, which Thomas says could bring opportunities to "embrace spiritual love" and fantastic beauty and creativity." It's also trine Mars, which he says ...