A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid

Ars Technica
By Eric BergerMar 18, 2026, 3:00 pm95 pts
It may sound fanciful, but a Los Angeles-based company says it has conceived of a plan to fly out to a smallish, near-Earth asteroid, throw a large bag around it, and bring the body back to a "safe" gathering point near our planet. The company, TransAstra, said Wednesday that an unnamed customer has agreed to…

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