Latest about asteroid mining
Asteroid Hunt: Private Groups Join Search for Dangerous Space Rocks
A nonprofit group and two asteroid-mining companies are joining in.
Audacious Manned Mars Mission Is Latest Private Deep-Space Project
In the last year, private companies have unveiled asteroid mining projects, space rock sentinels and more.
Earth-Buzzing Asteroid Worth $195 Billion, Space Miners Say
But asteroid 2012 DA14's tilted orbit rules it out as a mining target.
Search for Near-Earth Asteroids Needs a Speed Boost
At the current pace, it will take decades to find asteroids close enough to Earth to mine for resources.
Deep Space Industries: A New Asteroid-Mining Company Is Born
A first-person account of Deep Space Industries' grand unveiling.
Asteroid Mining Could Pave Way for Interstellar Flight
Tapping the vast riches of the solar system could help humanity blaze a trail to other stars for the first time
How Asteroid Mining Could Work (Infographic)
Two new companies, Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries, plan to mine asteroids for precious metals and resources. See how it could work in this SPACE.com infographic.
Is Space Big Enough for Two Asteroid-Mining Companies?
Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources both aim to harvest the riches of space rocks.
