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Forget gold, asteroid mining’s real treasure is something else

Investors and dreamers like to picture asteroids as glittering vaults of gold and platinum, a $700 quintillion jackpot waiting to be claimed. The real prize is more prosaic and far more strategic: the ...
New Atlas

Ultra-fast asteroid rotation threatens space-mining missions

Using an instrument called HiPERCAM, is attached to the Gran Telescopio Canarias in La Palma, Spain, a team of researchers ...
Forbes

Asteroid Larger Than Golden Gate Bridge Approaches Earth In Rare Event

An asteroid that may be as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is tall will fly safely by Earth on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Bigger than 97% of asteroids, for such a large object to come ...
CNN

A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’

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 ...
techtimes

Can Asteroid Mining Technology Turn Space Resources into a Trillion-Dollar Economy?

Asteroid mining technology is transforming how we think about space exploration and resource acquisition. By targeting near-Earth objects rich in platinum-group metals and water, these innovations aim ...