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The prospect of setting up mining operations in space holds the potential for enticing rewards of rare metals that can't be ...

In the first few months of 2025, there's been a flurry of private venture space missions. Some have been successful, such as ...

The prospect of space mining — extracting minerals from the moon, Mars and other extraterrestrial bodies — has long captured ...

NANJING -- A team of Chinese scientists has created a six-legged "space mining robot" inspired by insects, which could be ...

Chinese scientists have developed a six-legged "space mining robot" inspired by insects, which may be used for prospecting ...

Gold accounted for 70% of last year's transaction count and total value in precious and base metals, according to S&P.

But others question whether mining these metals in space and bringing them back to Earth is really feasible, especially in the near term – and whether it could have its own unique, but just as ...