The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, ...

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 ...

Separating the planet’s rocky crust and the molten outer core, the mantle makes up 70 percent of the Earth’s mass and 84 percent of its volume. But despite its outsized influence on the planet ...

Planetary scientists research the complex asteroid Vesta which may possess the same fundamental architecture as Earth such as ...

Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another ...

Learn why water levels are important to understand on the moon and how it could impact future missions to build exploration bases.

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

Something strange is happening beneath the heart of North America. The continent’s ancient core, the craton, is changing ...