As the Earth’s mineral resources are rapidly diminishing, some scientists are considering an intriguing solution—mining asteroids, which are thought to contain huge supplies of gold, platinum, iron ore, and other minerals. A team of NASA researchers are already working on it, as we reported in Space, the Final Frontier…for Mining? Skeptics continue to point out Read the rest of this article
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