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The Californian start-up AstroForge aims to exploit near-Earth asteroids to extract platinum. Founded by Matt Gialich and Jose Acain in January 2022, this company has just raised its first thirteen million dollars. These funds will be used to hire and prepare a demonstration mission. Valuable minerals in space Platinum group metals (PGM) include several chemical […]

Since the start of its gradual deployment, SpaceX’s constellation of Starlink satellites has faced a lot of criticism. To the long list of “plaintiffs” is added this time the United States Space Agency. Indeed, NASA warns that this kind of project could disrupt the detection as well as the avoidance of possible asteroids heading towards […]

The asteroid 2001 FO32 has just grazed our planet, passing about two million kilometers from it. This event occurred this Sunday, March 21 at 5:02 p.m. KST. Obviously, there was no risk of collision. While its trajectory was regular and well known, the asteroid had one peculiarity: a speed greater than most other bodies of […]

Scientists have moved on to the final phase of development for the Psyche mission, which is scheduled to launch in August 2022. With a year and a half to go before the launch of the Psyche mission into space, NASA concludes the development stage of the spacecraft that will explore the most valuable asteroid, whose […]

Asteroid 2020 WU5 is heading toward Earth, according to NASA astronomers. This celestial body was discovered on November 29, 2020 with the help of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer Space Telescope. On December 4, it was included in the International Astronomical Union (IAU) minor planets electronic circular. It belongs to the group of “Apollos”, near […]

An asteroid was about to impact the Earth last Friday, November 13, when it passed almost 400 kilometers from the South Pacific. The space rock, named 2020 VT4, was detected by the Asteroid Earth Impact Last Warning System (Atlas) at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, according to the Universe Today portal. “Asteroid-2020 VT4 is […]

They are “potentially dangerous” objects, according to official parameters. NASA assured that two asteroids will pass close to Earth in May. They are classified as “potentially dangerous” objects due to their proximity to the planet, although for now, they are not in real danger. Asteroid 438908 (2009 XO) has a diameter of between 210 and […]

NASA estimates that by the end of this month, the 1998 OR2 asteroid will pass very close to our planet’s orbit. They ensure that there is no opportunity for the collision. NASA reported that on April 29 a large asteroid will fly very close to the orbit of planet Earth. However, the Aeronautics and Space […]

NASA completes the DART Mission, scheduled for July 2021, which studies the feasibility of kinetic impact deflection of asteroids, a technique that could prevent a dangerous asteroid from impacting Earth by changing the motion of the star in space. Although the probability of an asteroid hitting Earth is low according to NASA predictions, the US […]

NASA reported that six asteroids will pass close to Earth this week and that one of them is of considerable size. This stellar object is almost 400 meters wide and if it were to deviate from its orbit it could be considered dangerous, as it exceeds its size similar to that of the Empire State […]