Asteroid mining companies are finally getting off the ground, and that is raising some concerns about the impact those activities will have on the space environment. A new paper published in Acta ...

While the technology still needs significant work, a new analysis of meteorites points to valuable targets in the solar ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

Asteroid mining promises access to vast reserves of rare metals, water, and industrial materials—but turning that idea into reality is far more complicated than it sounds. From identifying the right ...

The main goal of a newly announced private space telescope may be protecting Earth, but the instrument could also help out prospective asteroid miners, its builders say. The nonprofit B612 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The next frontier for precious minerals could be much closer to home than the asteroid belt out past the orbit of Mars. A new ...

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

A newly unveiled company with some high-profile backers — including filmmaker James Cameron and Google co-founder Larry Page — has announced plans to mine near-Earth asteroids for resources such as ...

What begins as a mining outpost can grow into a sovereign city state drifting between the stars. In the asteroid belt, ...