asteroid mining
Minerals are in short supply on Earth. This startup wants to mine asteroids
Science
Dr. Sarah Adams
When the e-scooter company Matt Gialich used to work for had to pause production owing to a shortage of platinum, a key ...
The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last
Science
Dr. Sarah Adams
For generations, Western space missions have largely occurred out in the open. We knew where they were going, why they were going ...
NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Science
Dr. Sarah Adams
The cars, cellphones, computers and televisions that people in the U.S. use every day require metals like copper, cobalt and platinum to ...
