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Solar System

Astronomers spot an asteroid in the process of switching colours

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

Solar System

Vesta was the victim of a ‘cosmic hit-and-run’

Astronomers have deduced from a meteorite that the second largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt was part of a tremendous collision

Solar System

An impact crater on Earth can be traced back to the asteroid belt object Vesta

The crater in Turkey originated from a fragment of Vesta that was expelled 22 million years ago

Space Exploration

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has gone silent

This concludes the revolutionary mission to the Asteroid Belt after 11 years of service

Solar System

Exiled asteroid found in the Kuiper Belt

Astronomers confirm the existence of the first carbon-rich lump of space rock in the outer reaches of the Solar System

News

Most common ‘outer planets’ probably like Neptune

The study provides the first indication of the types of planets waiting to be found far from a host star

News

‘Pebble-formation’ likely to explain Mars’ small size, study finds

Astronomers think they may have explained why the Red Planet is smaller than Earth

Solar System

Five facts you need to know about Ceres

Here’s some things that you probably don’t know about the dwarf planet

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