That's gonna take a while because it turns out space-capitalism is even harsher than regular capitalism. As an asteroid miner ...

Investors on the lookout for startups working at the frontiers of technology are casting their nets ever further into ...

The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.

High Frontier will aim to validate the company’s approach to deep space mining, testing autonomous navigation systems and zero-gravity mining equipment for asteroid regolith excavation. The full ...

Of course, this is an opportunity for Space.com readers to tell their friends, "I told you so," about a drop in this asteroid's impact risk (depending on which side you were on). Breaking space ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

Measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, the asteroid could impact a major city, endangering millions. Space agencies worldwide are tracking its path, considering potential interventions.

The 67-foot asteroid, due to make a close fly-by of our planet tomorrow, has scientists in alarm. With its enormous size and scorching speed, this space rock is a major threat, though NASA ...

NASA said its James Webb Space Telescope will observe the asteroid in March 2025 “to better assess the asteroid’s size.” ...

and contribute to the development of a wider space manufacturing ecosystem, to offset or complement work on Earth. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction (and it is, as asteroid mining was a ...

But both percentages rise above the 2.7% chance of collision once associated with an asteroid discovered in 2004 called Apophis, making 2024 YR4 the most significant space rock to be spotted ...