The asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath

The asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath
Astronomers have deduced from a meteorite that the second largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt was part of a tremendous collision
The crater in Turkey originated from a fragment of Vesta that was expelled 22 million years ago
This concludes the revolutionary mission to the Asteroid Belt after 11 years of service
Astronomers confirm the existence of the first carbon-rich lump of space rock in the outer reaches of the Solar System
The study provides the first indication of the types of planets waiting to be found far from a host star
Astronomers think they may have explained why the Red Planet is smaller than Earth
Here’s some things that you probably don’t know about the dwarf planet
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