Europe could one day start mining in space. In September 2025, the European Commission released its annual Foresight Report, highlighting, among other points, how growing competition for critical raw ...

When Joel Sercel thinks about the promise of extracting valuable resources from asteroids for use in space, he recalls other world-changing technologies that exploded when the time and circumstances ...

The moon is about to become the first extraterrestrial mining frontier, and most investors may be backing the wrong players. While venture capital pours into space startups promising to revolutionize ...

Since ownership of celestial bodies is prohibited under Article 2 of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) of 1967, how can a U.S. lunar mining company claim exclusive access to a resource-rich crater near the ...

Space mining tech is advancing as robotic systems make asteroid exploration and resource analysis increasingly viable. Autonomous rovers now assess asteroid composition using laser-based spectroscopy, ...

Australia’s mining and space sectors may appear worlds apart, but in reality they are surprisingly similar. Both operate in harsh, remote environments, rely on cutting-edge technologies and are ...