There are four Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that have a diameter larger than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles); they are so big that ...

The French Defense Innovation Agency (AID) says startups ThrustMe and ION-X will provide the on-orbit propulsion systems for its Toutatis rendezvous and proximity operations demonstration due in 2027.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 13, 2012, a Chinese spacecraft flew by the asteroid Toutatis. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Chang'e 2 ...

After the successful completion of its Moon mission, China's Chang'e 2 probe departed lunar orbit on June 9, 2011, and began its trip to asteroid 4179 Toutatis. After a brief layover at the Sun-Earth ...

French satellite-making startup U-Space has tasked MaiaSpace with launching the two-satellite Toutatis demonstration due in 2027, the French Defense Innovation Agency said Nov. 28. The French ...

French President Emmanuel Macron outlined a new space defense strategy this week. Here are some of the space weapons that the country could invest in. At the inauguration of France’s space command ...

The biggest asteroid to cross the earth’s orbit, 4179 Toutatis, poses a threat to the planet but could probably be obliterated by a nuclear warhead as it is likely just a pile of rubble glued together ...

French government and industry representatives (left to right) Nicolas Lefort, MBDA head of new markets, U-space CEO Fabien Apper, Maj. Gen. Phillippe Adam, French Space Command leader, Eva Portier, ...

My nine-year-old son holds my hand firmly and leads me in the direction of a benign looking mound of fake neolithic stones. ‘Come on, Mum! This is the new ride, we have to try it.’ If I’d looked more ...

Space experts this week warned of an Olympic swimming pool-sized space rock that might hit Earth on Valentine’s Day 2046 - but how many more are out there? The good news is that it’s not time to head ...