The enormous asteroid has been estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion—more than the entire economy on our planet—due to the high quantities of precious metals it contains, including gold, iron and ...
His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold California startup AstroForge in 2022 with the aim of hunting for precious metals ...
This February, California-based asteroid mining startup AstroForge embarked on what it hoped would be one of the most important launches in history: the first commercial deep space mission. Strapped ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member has made a celestial discovery in Starkville: the first ...
A faculty member from Mississippi State University has discovered a new asteroid, a first for the Magnolia State.
Last week, California-based space company AstroForge launched what it claimed was the first “commercial deep space mission in history.” The company’s plan was to send its washing machine-sized ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Mining in space is moving from science fiction to commercial reality but metals magnates on this planet need not fear a mountain of extraterrestrial supply - the aim is to fuel ...
There may be space rocks loaded with platinum and gold, but mundane elements may be the real moneymakers in space, said Mark Sykes, CEO and director of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute.