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

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Three city-killing asteroids that could strike Earth without warning in weeks are currently hiding behind our nearest neighbouring planet, boffins fear. The impact from any of the space rocks would ...

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

Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them. Astronomers are investigating a little-known and largely unseen group of asteroids that quietly orbit the sun alongside ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — New results from OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, like red or blue, more strongly ...