Vesta

Huge Asteroid's Weird Feature Explained By NASA 'Fly-by'

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 05.11.2012

LOS ANGELES -- The giant asteroid Vesta got clobbered not once but twice, and it has the scars to prove it. Ever since the Hubble Space Telescope spi...

PHOTOS: Giant Space Rock Sports Bizarre Bright Spots

Posted 03.22.2012

By: Tariq Malik Published: 03/21/2012 11:16 PM EDT on SPACE.com A NASA spacecraft orbiting the huge asteroid Vesta has snapped amazing new photo...

New Images Of Vesta Asteroid Taken By NASA Spacecraft

AP | By ALICIA CHANG | Posted 12.23.2011

LOS ANGELES -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has been a fervent photographer, snapping more than 10,000 pictures of the asteroid Vesta since it slipped into ...

NASA: Massive Asteroid 'Unlike Any Other'

AP | By ALICIA CHANG | Posted 12.06.2011

LOS ANGELES -- New views of the massive asteroid Vesta reveal it is more like a planet than an asteroid, scientists said Monday. Since slipping into ...

Asteroid's Tallest Mountain Dwarfs Everest

Posted 12.05.2011

NASA's Dawn spacecraft, currently orbiting the massive asteroid Vesta, has sent back stunning images revealing that Vesta is home to a mountain larger...

A Diva Is Gone: Vesta, You'll Be Missed

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.23.2011

Charles Karel Bouley

Vesta Williams was one of the greatest singers in R&B and music, period. And I was lucky enough to call her a friend. Her voice is now silenced but her drive and passion live on forever in her music and videos.

NASA Probe Orbits Massive Asteroid, Captures Rare Photograph

Posted 09.17.2011

*Scroll down for photo.* (AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST) PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft was captured into orbit around the massive asteroid V...

NASA Probe To Circle Giant Asteroid After 4 Years In Space

AP | By ALICIA CHANG | Posted 09.14.2011

LOS ANGELES -- After four years sailing through space, the Dawn spacecraft was expected to slip into orbit late Friday around a giant asteroid to begi...

NASA Craft Snaps Pic Of Distant Asteroid Target

AP | Posted 07.11.2011

PASADENA, Calif. -- A NASA spacecraft hurtling toward a massive asteroid has snapped a picture of its target, the first of many before it slips into o...

PHOTOS: Getaway Guide To A Weekend In Ojai

Posted 05.25.2011

Text courtesy of Los Angeles Magazine. By Tanvi Chheda You can huff along sage-covered slopes or swing a 9-iron, seek heat therapy in a sauna or sea...