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

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment. The Hera mission to follow-up on the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid crash has caught ...

Space mining is not yet a reality, but private companies and governments are increasingly turning their attention to it as a ...

The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has cracked the long-standing puzzle of why some asteroids spin smoothly while others tumble unpredictably. New data presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned in new research. The giant space rocks are believed ...

Recent events, including the Chelyabinsk meteor and near misses like 2019 OK, highlight the ongoing threat posed by asteroid impacts, demonstrating the potential for significant regional damage even ...

Space isn’t just the final frontier for exploration anymore, it’s becoming the next big resource grab. While most of us […] ...

When Joel Sercel thinks about the promise of extracting valuable resources from asteroids for use in space, he recalls other world-changing technologies that exploded when the time and circumstances ...

Tracking old and defunct spacecraft across the solar system is becoming a problem, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could potentially be deadly should they impact Earth. Venus currently has at least 20 co-orbital asteroids that have the potential to “approach the ...

The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

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