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

Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.

Prime Minister Mark Carney was in British Columbia Wednesday, as he prepares to announce the next list of items as part of ...

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...

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