Vesta

The rocky world of Vesta, residing in the asteroid belt, has long puzzled astronomers. Is it an asteroid? A protoplanet? A new study published in Nature Astronomy on April 23, 2025, is turning convent...

Is asteroid Vesta a surviving protoplanet, a relic from the solar system's early days, or is it something far more dramatic – a fragment of a long-lost planet, shattered by a colossal impact billions ...