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

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

Apophis will make a rare close flyby of Earth in 2029 as scientists study its effects and analyse new findings on ...

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

NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

Scientists confirm the Jinlin Crater in southern China is a 10,000-year-old asteroid impact site, revealing a blast equal to ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still ...

Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed ...

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the 'quasi-moon.' ...

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...

UA student Adriana Mitchell sees her future in space — and is getting the chance now to do work on a mission to an asteroid. “Ultimately I want to be an astronaut, especially doing research on the ...