Asteroid mining companies are finally getting off the ground, and that is raising some concerns about the impact those activities will have on the space environment. A new paper published in Acta ...

China’s Tianwen-2 probe operating normally on approach to asteroid China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is operating normally on its way to a near-Earth asteroid ahead of sampling later this year, according ...

HELSINKI — China is set to launch its second Tianwen deep space exploration mission late May, targeting both a near Earth asteroid and a main belt comet. The Tianwen-2 spacecraft is now being ...

While the technology still needs significant work, a new analysis of meteorites points to valuable targets in the solar ...

Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that scientists and engineers are seriously exploring. Why? Because tucked away in our ...

China envisions exploring the solar system, and it seems that would happen soon. The country launched Tianwen-2, an innovative space probe tasked with retrieving samples from an uncharted asteroid and ...

What begins as a mining outpost can grow into a sovereign city state drifting between the stars. In the asteroid belt, hollowed worlds may spin for gravity, trade metals and energy across vast ...

[Editor's Note: Follow the Khaleej Times live blog for real-time updates on Dubai Airshow 2025.] The UAE Space Agency showcased two of its most anticipated deep space projects at Dubai Airshow 2025, ...