Now the California-based startup is attempting to make asteroid mining a reality. The company isn’t alone. The clean energy transition is expected to cause demand for mineral resources to ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Asteroid mining can be pretty chill, except for that ticking clock. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth. It's a great ...