is among several startups that have studied the metallic composition of fallen asteroids and now want to mine them in outer space. The idea isn’t new. Asteroid mining companies have tried for ...

California-based AstroForge, a pioneer in the field of space mining, is preparing to launch the first fully commercial deep-space mission with the ambitious goal of harvesting precious metals from ...

Prof Bridges believes commercial space mining is a "fascinating area", but is doubtful it will solve the world's resource problem. The trick, Mitch says, will be finding the right asteroid.

California-based AstroForge will ramp up its bid to commercialize mining in space with the first private mission to land on another body outside of the Earth-moon system. The mission will see its ...

Easy – turn it into a perfectly awful Bitcoin mining rig. The AGC that [Ken Shirriff] and others have been restoring barely resembles a modern computer. The AGC could only do about 40,000 ...

ASTRONAUTS could one day live inside towering homes on the Moon – built from lunar rock. Nasa images reveal what the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Space Mining Space Mining - a game about building your base for receiving aliens on the moon Rod Ferguson shared his idea for the sequel before leaving ...

But the technology is still very much at the proof-of-concept stage. Related: Space mining startup AstroForge aims to launch historic asteroid-landing mission in 2025 The company's first space ...

A team of European researchers led by Tallinn University of Technology has taken a unique approach to driving the robots.

Rolls-Royce has been working on the micronuclear reactor technology for over three years, first collaborating with the UK ...