What Happened: According to a study published in Planetary and Space Science, ancient asteroid strikes deposited platinum group metals (PGMs) across the lunar surface. As per The Times, the estimated ...

And scraping in space, advocates say, could cut down on the damaging impacts that mining has on this planet. Space-resource advocates also want to explore the potential of other substances.

Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge plans to launch its third mission, which will land on a metallic space rock, in 2025. NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined a Canadian space mining company to ...

The global space mining market was valued at US$1,388.1 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 20.7% during the forecast period 2024-2034. Economic Viability and Potential ...

Over the years, certain features have become tried and tested core features of space games: ship combat, trading, exploration ...

But others question whether mining these metals in space and bringing them back to Earth is really feasible, especially in the near term – and whether it could have its own unique, but just as ...

His company, AstroForge Inc., is among several startups that have studied the metallic composition of fallen asteroids and now want to mine them in outer space.

Does the United Nations need to form a Parliament to regulate space mining? The answer will likely be yes if we ask from within the U.N. itself. Posing this question outside that forum ...

This ability not only caught the attention of the scientific community but also raised intriguing possibilities for future mining ventures—both on Earth and in space. The discovery was made by ...

Space mining may also be used to prolong missions. As humans voyage further into outer space, it becomes increasingly important to be able to generate usable products with local materials.