Space mining could provide access to vast supplies of metals, water, and rare elements that are increasingly difficult to ...

The moon is about to become the first extraterrestrial mining frontier, and most investors may be backing the wrong players. While venture capital pours into space startups promising to revolutionize ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. In April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched to space. Its goal: to get ready to mine asteroids. While the mission, courtesy of a company ...

Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge is making waves with its plan to land on a near-Earth asteroid in 2025. The company announced the expedition on Tuesday (August 20), also revealing that it has ...