May 16, 2012
Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter With the recent announcement of the asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources, some of the most-asked questions about this enticing but complex endeavor include, what asteroids do we mine? Which are the easiest asteroids to get to? Could it really be profitable? [...]
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July 26, 2009
Mining asteroids is a thing of conjecture at this time. There are many very valuable minerals to be harvested in nearly every asteroid. In addition to iron and nickel there are deposits of gold, platinum, and palladium in many asteroids. Astronomers have used certain tests to hypothesize the existence of these mineral, but since asteroids [...]
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