7-28-14 Update: There they were, at 10,000 feet on the remote and rugged slopes of the Mauna Kea volcano on the big island of Hawaii, running their robot through the same volcanic soil NASA uses to ...

Much of the attention surrounding space exploration focuses on human space travel. But one of the most exciting and promising areas of space research and development surrounds the use of robotics and ...

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, ...

Like Earth, planetary bodies such as the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and comets contain substantial deposits of valuable resources. This has caught the attention of both researchers and industry, with ...

California startup TransAstra is revolutionizing space mining and debris removal with its inflatable Capture Bag. Designed in various sizes, this innovative device can envelop asteroids for resource ...

As I write this, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is making its long journey to an asteroid named 16 Psyche. When it arrives, it may confirm the presence of minerals which, when multiplied by the current ...