As soon as you start to discuss the topic of asteroid mining, you quickly realize that there are many common misconceptions.
AstroForge’s CEO Matt Gialich wants to mine asteroids for platinum, aiming to turn space’s untapped wealth into a new ...
Underneath the icy, rocky surface of asteroids – such as the 16 Psyche which is about 124 miles wide – there’s an estimated ...
Asteroid mining might sound like something out of science fiction, but experts say it could be the path to out-of-this-world ...
The license covers the Odin mission, which will launch in early 2025 on board the next Intuitive Machines moon launch.
Related: Space mining startup AstroForge aims to launch historic asteroid-landing mission in 2025 The company's first space mission, Brokkr-1, was a cubesat that launched in April 2023 and ...
When your spacecraft is way out there racing along millions of miles from Earth and checking an asteroid for rich metals, one ...
Asteroids represent a threat to Earth, but in the future they may be a boon, serving as sources of vast wealth and resources, and as orbital settlements and keystones of interplanetary trade.
On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.