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AstroForge and the Future of Space Mining

By: Jiaxiang Xie, Journalist

Asteroid mining has long existed as a futuristic thing, something more like science fiction and a few bold TED talks than present day technology. But a small startup named AstroForge is trying to change that. While others have tried and failed, the company believes it’s not just chasing profit but taking a step toward humanity’s long term survival. Its goal is to extract rare metals from asteroids in space, reducing our dependence on Earth’s decreasing resources and the environmental damage caused by mining.

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City Killer Asteroid

By: Elijah Alexander, Journalist

The highest risk asteroid is estimated at a 3.1% chance of hitting earth! We could destroy it with a nuclear bomb.

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Mining the Stars

By: Preston Wichert, Journalist

What is asteroid mining? Asteroid mining is when you travel to deep space then you harvest the valuable materials on the asteroid that are worth lots of money.

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The New Next-Gen Asteroid Hunter

By: Kawa Gyatso, Journalist

The NEO Surveyor is set to launch into space somewhere in the year 2027. This futuristic infrared space telescope is designed to detect the most elusive asteroids and comets that could threaten our planet.

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NASA Prepares To Receive Samples From Asteroid Bennu

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist

The samples could provide us with insight on how life originated on Earth.

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