The notion of asteroid mining has transitioned from a science fiction dream to a tangible future possibility, promising a transformative impact on the global economy. By tapping into the vast ...

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 ...

A mineral resources map of a section of the Moon produced by the US Geological Survey with data from NASA and JAXA missions The global race for mining and critical minerals is on. Through their Belt ...

The commercial space industry has taken up the torch of the space race as companies carve out niches in satellites, space ...

This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, seen by the ONC-T camera on board of Hayabusa2. Source - ISAS/JAXA, CC SA 4.0. This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, ...

The SpaceX filing lays out a vision that includes a multiplanetary civilisation, lunar factories, asteroid mining, orbital AI ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian Space Mining Corporation (CSMC) is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Licensing term sheet with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories ...

In recent years, a new “space race” has intensified between the United States and China. At a campaign rally last weekend, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump invoked this rivalry when ...

Jessica Frick wants to build furnaces in space. Her company, California-based Astral Materials, is designing machines that can grow valuable materials in orbit that could be used in medicine, ...