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

Engineers are pushing the limits of space technology to unlock resources hidden within asteroids orbiting Earth.

Asteroids contain large concentrations of metals such as iron, nickel, and platinum, making them attractive targets for space ...

According to the team's results, mining undifferentiated asteroids (believed to be the progenitor of chondritic meteorites) ...

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

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This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, seen by the ONC-T camera on board of Hayabusa2. Source - ISAS/JAXA, CC SA 4.0. This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, ...

A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream of extracting resources from asteroids. Researchers are taking a closer look at asteroids ...

New research shows C-type asteroids, making up 75% of all asteroids, could provide water and raw materials for space mining, ...

While it's easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites ...

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