His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold California startup AstroForge in 2022 with the aim of hunting for precious ...

This February, California-based asteroid mining startup AstroForge embarked on what it hoped would be one of the most important launches in history: the first commercial deep space mission.

The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O ...

The mission’s asteroid target and mining technique remain under wraps, with AstroForge not wanting to reveal all of its secrets to potential competitors. What we do know is that AstroForge is ...

Asteroid mining firms say mining for minerals on asteroids is just around the corner now, but not everyone is convinced (Credit: Getty Images) As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes ...

At the more exhilarating end of the spectrum is asteroid mining. Once a staple of science fiction, could it soon become reality? Host: Alok Jha, The Economist’s science and technology editor.

The California company also just raised $40 million from investors. Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge plans to make history next year. The California company announced Tuesday (Aug. 20 ...

After a Winklevoss encounter highlights Elon Musk’s space mining dreams, maybe we should remind ourselves of the righ... After a Winklevoss encounter highlights Elon Musk’s space mining dreams ...

Asteroid mining is not a far-flung idea, Dano believes. "There are currently millions of asteroids in our solar system, and about 2 million of them are larger than 1 kilometer. The resources ...