Asteroid mining offers burgeoning opportunities driven by advancements in space tech, rising space missions, and demand for rare materials. Key trends include autonomous systems, robotic extraction, ...

Asteroid mining has shifted from science fiction to business plan, with serious money and engineering talent now chasing metals and water locked inside near‑Earth rocks. The promise is simple but ...

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be impossible to leave them behind, since they live on and in our bodies, surfaces and ...

A recent study reveals that microbes' ability to extract precious metals from asteroids is unaffected by microgravity, making them ideal for future space missions.

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

Key opportunities in the metal mining support activities market include growing demand for smart and sustainable mining services spurred by expanding deep-mining projects and digital tools. The ...

As demand for critical minerals surges around the world, countries are debating whether to mine the untapped deep-sea reserves of cobalt, copper and manganese, miles below the surface. But a growing ...