As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare minerals from the many celestial bodies above us.

Sue Nelson explores how asteroids can inform our understanding of the Earth's past – or threaten our future.

Sue Nelson explores how asteroids can inform our understanding of the Earth's past – or threaten our future.

An asteroid is going to circle our planet for two months this autumn before going on its way.

The asteroid Bennu could one day collide with Earth – and is a time capsule from the Solar System's early days. Nasa's Osiris-Rex mission has captured it in stunning detail.

The asteroid belt is rich with precious metals. There are already plans for asteroid mining but could we ever build a colony on one?

Nasa plans to play catch with an asteroid. Here’s how they will do it.

Unlike any other natural disaster, this is one we can avoid