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Why Asteroid Mining Makes Huge Dollars and Sense

By Jeremy Hsu published

Mining asteroids for precious metals and water makes perfect economic sense to a new billionaire-backed space venture.

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The company Planetary Resources, Inc. plans to capture small, water-rich near-Earth asteroids.

Asteroid Mining Venture Backed by Google Execs, James Cameron Unveiled

By Mike Wall published

Planetary Resources' backers include filmmaker James Cameron and Google co-founder Larry Page.

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Asteroid Mining Gallery: Planetary Resources to Mine Space Rocks

By Space.com Staff published

Artwork depicting Planetary Resources Inc.'s proposed asteroid-mining venture.

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