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

While the internet has been buzzing over the mysterious 3i/Atlas, with some even speculating it could be an alien spacecraft ...

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

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

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

See asteroid Dimorphous, pre- and post-impact, in this time-lapse of Hubble Space Telescope imagery. The space rock was ...