California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch asteroids for mining.
NASA is closely tracking two asteroids, 2025 VW and 2025 VC2 that are around 1-2 million miles away from the planet.
Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.
A newly discovered, remarkably well-preserved impact crater is shedding fresh light on how extraterrestrial bodies collide ...
When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...
"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...
The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a four per cent chance of hitting the moon on 22 December 2032. However, fresh observations ...
Scientists Studied 'SuperAgers' For 25 Years And Found That They All Have This 1 Habit In Common The clock is ticking on the ...