The largest amount ever collected from an asteroid at once was 250 grams from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, which is on its way back to Earth. Gialich said AstroForge had learned lessons from the ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2023 BU and about the size of a box truck, has no risk of hitting Earth, NASA said Wednesday. It’s expected to zip 2,200 miles above the southern tip of South America ...

Not only is 2023 BU very small for an asteroid—measuring between 12.4 and 27.8 feet across—but figures from NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) also show astronomers have ...

An asteroid around the size of 100 Academy Award statuettes – also known as Oscars – is flying toward Earth and will pass by at a considerably close distance on Wednesday, according to NASA's ...

The asteroid is due to make the fourth closest pass of more than 35,000 past and future Earth approaches, according to NASA’s Centre for Near Earth Object Studies, which holds data since 1900.

and we believe we've solved that for our target asteroid,” CEO Matt Gialich said in an interview with TechCrunch. He said the company is working with advisors from universities, NASA and the research ...

EXPERTS have warned over a massive asteroid which could evade Earth's defences if it came too close. The asteroid, known as Itokawa, is more than 1700ft tall, the equivalent of 535metres.

More info A nuclear bomb might be the only thing powerful enough to save humanity from Armageddon if an asteroid comes into collision with planet Earth, a study has warned. While NASA’S ...