In national security space, “dim objects” typically refer to satellites or debris that emit little energy and are hard to see with traditional sensors. Detecting and characterizing them is already ...

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that ...

Asteroid mining wouldn’t just change space exploration—it would reshape life on Earth. A sudden influx of metals and ...

We love imagining giant space habitats and futuristic megastructures—but someone has to dig up the raw materials first. Asteroid mining won’t be glamorous: it’ll be isolation, harsh conditions, heavy ...

The idea of exploiting the natural resources on asteroids has been around for more than a century. But a new company called Planetary Resources... Tech Entrepreneurs Bet Big On Asteroid Mining ROBERT ...

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, ...

Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbour valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from A Game About Mining an Asteroid Help humanity extract value from the void! Dig, sell, upgrade, and do your best to cover intergalactic taxes. Unlock perks, ...

New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought. The discovery adds complexity to Hayabusa2’s 2031 mission but also heightens ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Asteroid Miner An idle space mining simulator that lets you scan, extract, and refine asteroids while upgrading ships and managing resources. Games metadata ...

(CNN) — Asteroids contain large quantities of both precious and common metals, and despite the obvious challenges in reaching them, a few startups say these celestial bodies could offer a sustainable ...