SpaceX’s IPO filing mentions asteroid mining as a potential long-term market as experts say cheaper launches and water ...

Mining water, metals, and oxygen from the Moon and asteroids seems promising, but only if these space-based resources are reasonably accessible. Reading time 8 minutes The new era of space exploration ...

Dhirendra Kumar reflects on a compelling conversation with a friend about the future of space mining and manufacturing, ...

Everyone’s into asteroids these days. Space agencies in Japan and the United States recently sent spacecraft to investigate, nudge, or bring back samples from these hurtling space rocks, and after a ...

A U.S. asteroid-mining company has announced the target space rock for its upcoming test mission. Odin will separate shortly after the Falcon 9 upper stage fires its engines to head for the moon. The ...

The EU's Commissioner for Space and Defense, warns of the bloc losing influence in space as it expresses ambition to mine the moon and asteroids for resources. Faltering energy security and unstable ...

Using an instrument called HiPERCAM attached to the Gran Telescopio Canarias in La Palma, Spain, a team of researchers recently found that the near-Earth asteroid 2022 OB 5 is rotating once every ...

The increasing demand for the minerals necessary for clean energy production is forcing scientists and economists alike to think outside of the box — and even ...

NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined to map its strategy. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Our small steps back to the moon ...

As witnesses discussed the benefits and challenges of space mining, members of the House Natural Resources Committee debated if they had jurisdiction on the topic. Credit: House Natural Resources ...

Since ownership of celestial bodies is prohibited under Article 2 of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967, how can a U.S. lunar mining company claim exclusive access to a resource-rich crater near the ...