AstroForce has received a commercial license for operating and communicating with a mission headed to a near-Earth asteroid, ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?" ...

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This February, California-based asteroid mining startup AstroForge embarked on what it hoped would be one of the most important launches in history: the first commercial deep space mission ...

June 6, 2012 — -- Are you worried about the end of life as we know it? Then don't just look to the sky for that catastrophic asteroid that could be heading our way. The end may come from ...

A potential strike by 2013 TV135 is not a threat to take lightly, but this 1,300-foot wide asteroid has a less than .0021 percent chance of hitting us, says NASA's Dr. Paul Abell.

From the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs to one that nearly hit Moscow, space rocks have shaped our history. Could we ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has popped up on the news again, offering both peril and opportunities,. A few months ago, NASA noted that 2024 YR4 had a 3.1 percent chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. Since ...

Ten Indian start-ups have found a place in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) new 2025 cohort of Technology Pioneers.

Not only could this reveal insights into how terrestrial planets formed, but it may also help shape the future of asteroid mining by showing us what a metallic body looks like up close. 2. 1986 DA – A ...