The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space ...

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging ...

Exploiting natural resources, manufacturing products and growing food in space are now well within the realms of possibility. Identifying, assessing and mitigating disputes risks arising from ...

Regardless, Hanlon said the Artemis Accords' interpretation of the Outer Space Treaty, as it applies to mining, is in line with what has been generally accepted. She says that takeaway — which ...

No One Owns Outer Space, But Could Space Mining Change That? Led by the U.S., a handful of countries has sought to encourage a growing space mining industry, which could challenge old assumptions ...

In Pip Adam’s extraordinary, humane book Audition, the stars are both a dystopian place and a site of uncharted possibility.

From Cyberspace to Outer Space Tension is building in the mines. As the 4th Halving nears and the block reward trims to 3.125 bitcoin per block, miners must not only adapt to a significantly ...

A 2015 U.S. law asks private companies to explore outer space resources. President Donald Trump’s 2020 executive order encourages advancements in space mining.

There might be more than $1 trillion worth of platinum deposits on the moon, according to a paper published in the journal ...

Space Mining doesn’t need more international regulation from the U.N. Overly regulating the space mining industry will needlessly delay progress and disincentivize the industry, argues this op-ed.

On top of that, Article XII of the Outer Space Treaty assumes that there will be installations, like bases or mining operations, on the moon.