Scientists are decoding fragile meteorites to uncover which small asteroids could become future treasure troves for space exploration.

Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a ...

Asteroid mining sounds like instant trillion-dollar riches, but the reality is way darker and way harder. Even if a single ...

Recent research suggests that small, carbon-rich asteroids could be invaluable economic and scientific resources, offering ...

California startup TransAstra is revolutionizing space mining and debris removal with its inflatable Capture Bag. Designed in various sizes, this inn ...

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 ...

China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3). The country could join the United States and Japan, whose space ...

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Is the moon home to $1 trillion worth of precious metals? That's what a new study claims, signalling the possibility of an expensive resource extraction race in the coming years. What Happened: ...

The most promising clues are not in speculative business plans but in ancient space rocks themselves, whose chemistry and ...