Beyond Earth, there are abundant resources on the Moon and, more significantly, on asteroids. The asteroid belt between Mars ...

NASA is quietly bankrolling some of the most ambitious concepts in space exploration, from optical asteroid mining to ...

Los Angeles-based space technology company TransAstra is planning a mission to capture an asteroid with a giant “bag” and bring it closer to Earth. The “New Moon” mission would essentially relocate a ...

Odin was dying in the dark. The angular 265-pound spacecraft with solar panel wings, giving it the appearance of a cyberpunk angel, was launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 26, 2025. It ...

The "NEO Hunter" mission would use Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft to deflect space rocks. This plan builds on NASA's successful DART mission, which proved an asteroid's path could be altered.

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, ...

Space mining is turning asteroids, the Moon, and other celestial bodies into resources that could power the future of space ...