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

California startup TransAstra is revolutionizing space mining and debris removal with its inflatable Capture Bag. Designed in ...

TransAstra, a Los Angeles startup, is working to capture asteroids in an inflatable bag. Yes, bagging up the rocks. The ...

Space mining is not yet a reality, but private companies and governments are increasingly turning their attention to it as a ...

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

Two house-sized asteroids are making close approaches to Earth this week, drawing attention from NASA's planetary defense ...

When Joel Sercel thinks about the promise of extracting valuable resources from asteroids for use in space, he recalls other world-changing technologies that exploded when the time and circumstances ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned in new research. The giant space rocks are believed ...

"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we did not think many Earth-crossing asteroids could originate from." The ...

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment. The Hera mission to follow-up on the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid crash has caught ...

An early morning test on the International Space Station has pushed a small California company into sharper focus. TransAstra ...