Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...

Or an asteroid called the Greenbelt, which grows food in precarious conditions for the whole belt. In splintering its sci-fi stories into these many small ... is a tough fail state that puts you on ...

As an aside, this abundance beneath our feet calls into question a geek-investor favorite at the other end of the down-below/up-above spectrum: asteroid mining ... is a sci-fi standby, and ...

Star Conflict is a free MMO that sees pilots clash amid asteroid belts and above planets ... and looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie (or maybe 1960s NASA footage).

"Odin's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for our next mission, Vestri, which will ...

A U.S. asteroid-mining company has announced the target space rock for its upcoming test mission. Odin will separate shortly after the Falcon 9 upper stage fires its engines to head for the moon.

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Its key task would be to efficiently mine and transport lunar regolith – the loose rocky material covering the Moon's surface ...