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Scientists believe Earth’s next mini moon could trigger a gold rush among asteroid miners

Astronomers are looking ahead to the possibility of Earth capturing its next “mini moon,” a temporary natural satellite that occasionally gets caught in our planet’s orbit. While mini moons are small ...
Forbes

Asteroid Larger Than Golden Gate Bridge Approaches Earth In Rare Event

An asteroid that may be as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is tall will fly safely by Earth on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Bigger than 97% of asteroids, for such a large object to come ...
CNN

A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’

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 metals ...
Arizona Daily Star

Bold plan goes for asteroid 'gold'

There may be space rocks loaded with platinum and gold, but mundane elements may be the real moneymakers in space, said Mark Sykes, CEO and director of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute.