California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch asteroids for mining.

Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.

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The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

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Planetary science is in limbo during the government shutdown — things like analyzing asteroids, studying the magnetosphere of Jupiter, or better understanding Mars so that humans might one day visit.