An American startup has come up with a surprisingly simple tool to solve one of space’s most complex challenges.TransAstra, ...

California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch ...

GOLDEN, Colorado — There are those who envision big bucks pouring in from the heavens by cashing in on resource-rich asteroids. In increasing number, probes are being dispatched by multiple countries ...

NASA's stunning radar images reveal asteroid 2025 OW, a tiny object spinning incredibly fast, challenging current scientific ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

TransAstra has designed and tested the Capture Bag - an inflatable device available in various sizes, capable of capturing ...

China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). The country could join the United States and Japan, whose space ...

Asteroid mining can be pretty chill, except for that ticking clock. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth. It's a great place to ...

Human dreams of mining asteroids won't become a reality without space robots. The billionaire-backed company Planetary Resources has announced plans to do the dirty, dangerous job of space mining with ...