asteroid mining
How Much Are Asteroids Really Worth?
Popular media love talking about asteroid mining using big numbers. Many articles talk about a mission to Psyche, the largest…
Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Temporary Mini-Moon
For a little over a month now, the Earth has been joined by a new ‘mini-moon.’ The object is an…
Using A Space Elevator To Get Resources Off the Queen of the Asteroid Belt
Here at UT, we've had several stories that describe the concept of a space elevator. They are designed to make…
What Type of Excavator Is Most Suitable for Asteroids?
Digging in the ground is so commonplace on Earth that we hardly ever think of it as hard. But doing…
A Mission To Find 10 Million Near Earth Asteroids Every Year
So far, scientists have found around 34,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) that could serve as humanity's stepping stone to the stars.…
Can We Find the Heaviest Elements in Asteroids?
Uranium is the heaviest element found in large amounts on Earth, with an atomic number of 92. Although heavier elements…
Want to be an asteroid miner? There’s a database for that.
Asteroid mining is slowly but surely coming closer to reality. Many start-ups and governmental agencies alike are getting in on…
Are Chemical Rockets or Solar Sails Better to Return Resources from Asteroids?
If and when we ever get an asteroid mining industry off the ground, one of the most important decisions to…
What Would Asteroid Mining do to the World's Economy?
A new study by a team of Chinese researchers examines the impact asteroid mining with have on global equity.
Two Spacecraft Could Work Together to Capture an Asteroid and Bring it Close to Earth for Mining
Humanity seems destined to expand into the Solar System. What exactly that looks like, and how difficult and tumultuous the…