Beyond Science on MSN4d
This Asteroid is Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 Dollars!
What if I told you there’s an asteroid worth more than the entire world’s economy? Meet 16 Psyche, a space rock made almost ...
Space.com on MSN7d
Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
"In many ways, Odin has become both a pioneer and a teacher — continuing its mission by informing our future endeavors, even ...
Odin probe blasts off on SpaceX rocket to survey asteroid for possible mining mission
Odin is destined for asteroid 2022 OB5 that's believed to be rich in platinum and similar metals, which are critical for electronic, medical and green technology. Image: Odin will take 300 days to ...
The New York Times19d
Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O ...
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Odin probe blasts off on SpaceX rocket to survey asteroid for possible mining mission
Odin is destined for asteroid 2022 OB5 that's believed to be rich in platinum and similar metals, which are critical for electronic, medical and green technology. Image: Odin will take 300 days to ...
This asteroid-hunting company could make history with its first deep-space mission. The CEO is ‘terrified’
No company has ever achieved what asteroid mining startup AstroForge is about to set out to do. Success is anything but guaranteed.
Orange County Business Journal3d
AstroForge’s Odin Likely Lost in Space
The company’s Odin spacecraft was launched successfully on Feb. 26, but it soon encountered huge communication difficulties, ...
Space.com8d
Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
Private Odin asteroid probe is tumbling in space Odin ... extracting valuable resources such as platinum-group metals. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching ...
CNN16d
A tiny spacecraft is poised to launch on an unprecedented deep-space mission. The CEO behind it is ‘terrified’
His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold California startup AstroForge in 2022 with the aim of hunting for precious ...
Asteroid exploration probably failed - Odin probe staggers through space
It was supposed to be the start of asteroid mining. But it looks like the mission has failed. AstroForge has lost contact ...