Asteroid mining has long been a dream of space entrepreneurs, but its complexity lies in four fundamental problems: detecting an asteroid, capturing it, moving it to a usable location and processing its materials.

A space bag that can catch asteroids? New technology could transform mining and clean up orbit

NASA regularly monitors asteroids that are moving towards Earth. Now, the space agency has started working on an infrared telescope that will keep an eye on these rocks from space.

THIS asteroid-hunting spacecraft can find Trojans and other invisible hazardous objects

An asteroid as large as a stadium is moving towards Earth and will soon fly by our planet. Its massive size and the distance at which it will travel mean that it is considered potentially dangerous.

NASA warns of 880ft asteroid that will come dangerously close to Earth this week

NASA's latest asteroid alert is about an aeroplane-sized space rock hurtling towards Earth at a speed of 73,055 km/hr. The space agency has released a list of asteroids that will come close to our planet in the next 8-9 days.

Asteroid 2024 NF hurtling towards Earth will come extremely close on this date

A team of Indian scientists recently discovered four new near-Earth asteroids during a search training programme overseen by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Indian scientists discover four near-Earth asteroids in NASA-backed research programme