Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

When Joel Sercel thinks about the promise of extracting valuable resources from asteroids for use in space, he recalls other world-changing technologies that exploded when the time and circumstances ...

The prospect of mining asteroids may sound like science fiction, but that's exactly what the ambitious new company Planetary Resources, Inc. plans to do — and a recent study by NASA, university and ...

Asteroid mining is a popular concept when it comes to science fiction, but it is now being considered seriously by scientists ...

When I first spoke with space entrepreneurs Jose Acain and Matt Gialich a little more than two years ago, I wondered whether I would ever talk to them again. That is not meant to be offensive; rather, ...

AstroForge's attempt to launch the first commercial deep space mission fell apart shortly after liftoff. AstroForge’s CEO Matt Gialich wants to mine asteroids for platinum, aiming to turn space’s ...

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Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions. Researchers from Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have ...

Human dreams of mining asteroids won't become a reality without space robots. The billionaire-backed company Planetary Resources has announced plans to do the dirty, dangerous job of space mining with ...

An asteroid is expected to eventually hit Earth, highlighting the importance of preparing for such an event. This video ...