venturing into deep space. There are plenty of upsides to the pursuit of asteroid mining, said Paul Stimers, an attorney and space policy expert with Holland & Knight. There are, however ...

The first commercial spacecraft headed beyond the moon is on its way to deep space, but the mission is suffering from unknown ...

China’s deep-sea mining deal with the Cook Islands raises the stakes in critical mineral competition, with the United States at risk of falling behind. In February, the Cook Islands announced a key ...

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 ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

The Metals Company is being accused by environmental groups of changing its corporate branding from fueling the green ...

The company’s Odin spacecraft was launched successfully on Feb. 26, but it soon encountered huge communication difficulties, ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The proposed deep-sea mining rules are contentious due to conflicting interests between resource extraction and environmental protection. The International ...

Just as Sputnik galvanized American technological mobilization during the Space Race, this development should catalyze a comprehensive policy response to ensure mineral security. Deep-sea mining ...