NASA is working on plans to robotically capture and tow a small asteroid back to Earth's vicinity by the end of the decade, setting the stage for manned visits to learn more about the threat asteroids ...

NASA's bold plan to park an asteroid near the moon may also test out a new way to protect Earth from dangerous space rocks. Last year, the agency announced that it intends to tow a near-Earth asteroid ...

NASA's ambitious plan to snag an asteroid and put it into orbit for astronauts to explore should help put people on Mars, space agency officials said Tuesday (April 29). Called the Asteroid Redirect ...

NASA is going on the offensive with increased viability of its asteroid capture concept. However, Congress may not actually approve the proposed plan. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...

WASHINGTON — NASA's ambitious plan to snag an asteroid and put it into orbit for astronauts to explore should help put people on Mars, space agency officials said Tuesday (April 29). Called the ...

NASA's wild plan to capture an asteroid and park it near the moon is only one step on the way to Mars, NASA chief Charles Bolden said Wednesday (March 26). The space agency is planning an ambitious ...

NASA's ambitious asteroid-capture mission has changed a lot since the agency officially announced its existence less than two years ago. The original plan, which was revealed in April 2013, called for ...

KYIV -- Their mission was top secret: Slip into enemy territory undetected, capture their target, and return with him to Kyiv. They knew it would be dangerous but their superior said it was worth the ...