Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...

Could asteroid mining make the first trillionaire? It sounds like a sci-fi dream: extracting gold, platinum, and rare metals from space rocks and bringing them back to Earth for unlimited wealth.

Scientists analyzed the Moon's crater patterns and calculated the frequency and scale of metallic asteroid collisions. These asteroids, comprised of elements such as platinum, rhodium, iridium ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has found Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

The asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth at 7.59 p.m. ET (2359 GMT) on June 5, at which time it will pass 2,170,309 miles (3,492,787 kilometers) from our planet, over nine times the ...

This asteroid is one of the most likely to hit Earth. Here’s what it means for our future. New ultraprecise measurements show that the asteroid Bennu has a higher chance than thought of ...

However, even if lunar mining is technically easier, it may be legally more difficult. The Outer Space Treaty 1967 remains the cornerstone of international space law, setting the rules for all ...

The current plan is to convert Hitachi’s fleet of 2500 HP EH4000 240-ton diesel mining trucks to electric driveYou can learn more about the ABB eMine process in the company’s conceptual (read ...

Fetch your space pickaxe, we're going Moon mining. The idea is pretty simple. If you have ever looked at the Moon, you will see it is pretty much covered in craters.To give you an idea of how many ...

First steps have been taken in a complex process which could create two globally dominant mining companies valued at $315 billion, with Rio Tinto and Glencore edging towards a merger, while BHP ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) newest planetary defender has opened its "eye" to the cosmos for the first time. The Flyeye telescope's 'first light' marks the beginning of a new chapter in how ...