An engineering faculty member at the University of Nevada, Reno explains how explosives engineers shape mining, medicine and ...

A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream of extracting resources from asteroids. Researchers are taking a closer look at asteroids ...

This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, seen by the ONC-T camera on board of Hayabusa2. Source - ISAS/JAXA, CC SA 4.0. This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites ...

The engineer for the company that hopes to mine both sandstone and limestone near the Rolling Hills development in Franks­town Township said the company does not plan to do any blasting. Earlier this ...

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, ...

The Space Engineers 2 alpha is coming along nicely as fans of the first game ready themselves for the full-blown sequel. This update, Planets & Survival Foundations, introduces fully explorable ...

The biggest Space Engineers 2 update yet is finally here, and it's about to make the sequel to one of the best sandbox games feel much more like a real product. So far, the early-access alpha version ...

Startup Fleet Space announced yesterday that it used its satellite-powered AI system to expand the scope of an already massive lithium deposit in Quebec. Finding a mineral resource isn’t easy. Only ...

An unpiloted Chinese spacecraft launched late Monday and linked up with the country’s Tiangong space station a few hours later, providing a lifeboat for three astronauts stuck in orbit without a safe ...

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The global mining industry faces a growing shortage of engineering talent, but new research from engineering group, Sandvik, suggests this challenge could be ...