VESTA. The name Vesta, with the archaic suffix-ta, is derived from the root *a1eu, "to burn." It encompasses two stems: stem 1, *a1eu-s, is found in the Greek heuo and the Latin uro, "I burn"; stem 2, *a1u-es, lies at the...

Vesta was the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman mythology. Though she is often mistaken as analogous to Hestia in Greek mythology; she had a large, albeit mysterious role in Roman religion long before she appeared in Greece. Vesta...

Insurer revises accounting methods, names new CFO DOUGLAS McLEOD BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Vesta Insurance Group Inc. will restate its financial results for the last five years, reducing earnings by a total of $72.4 million to correct accounting problems that triggered a...

Vesta Inc. will nearly double the size of its Franklin, Wis., manufacturing plant within the next year and a half under an expansion plan in the works for the past two years. The major stumbling block is ensuring the expansion meets both...

NASA this weekend is set to launch a spacecraft that will journey to the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, a mission that involves a rendezvous with two of the solar system's largest asteroids.Seeking clues about the birth of the solar system, the...

NASA took aim at the heart of the asteroid belt Thursday, launching a spacecraft on a nearly decade-long journey that will include two never-before-attempted close encounters.The scientific probe Dawn is on a 3 billion-mile course that will have it meeting up with an asteroid named...