In the early hours of Sunday morning (June 19) the waning moon will ... planning. Vesta is the brightest asteroid in the sky and is occasionally visible from Earth with the naked eye.

A pair of groundbreaking NASA studies, published in Nature, have unveiled new insights into the interiors of the Moon and the asteroid Vesta—two ... the Moon’s face. Such a finding not only ...

Asteroid Primetime. Vesta, the second largest body in the asteroid belt, will shine this week at magnitude 6.2, the most brilliant the asteroid will get in our skies this year. The giant space ...

The debate over whether the giant asteroid Vesta has a moon could soon be decided ... Jim Adams told reporters that Dawn will "paint a face on a world seen only as a 'fuzzy blob' up to now." ...