Space mining

Going to the Moon and other planetary bodies in search of natural resources may alleviate critical shortages on Earth.

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As space exploration and colonisation expand, off-Earth resources will create a booming market.

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Meteorites could show us the perfect chemical models we need to end the natural resource crisis — but we don’t have to leave Earth to mine them.

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Private companies and governments are reaching for the stars in an effort to ease Earth-bound shortages.

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will allow scientists to put asteroid Bennu under the microscope and perhaps answer questions about the origins of life on Earth.

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