Years after initial space-mining ventures went bust, startup AstroForge has announced two missions in 2023 to obtain rare-earth minerals from a near-Earth asteroid.
Asteroid mining is back in the news. In January, California-based startup AstroForge announced that in 2023 it will lay the foundations to become the first commercial company to mine an asteroid and bring the materials back to Earth.
GIGANTIC 450-foot asteroid nearing Earth today at 55944 kmph, says NASA | Tech News
Do you know that not all the near-Earth objects (NEO) are safe for humanity and for the overall planet Earth? The crash of a NEO with Earth is said to be the reason behind the extinction of dinosaurs on the planet? Imagine, what if another such collision happens?
Asteroids are of varied sizes. The smaller its size is, the less threat it poses for the planet. However, a gigantic asteroid like the 2012 DK31 which is 450-foot high can pose a great threat to the planet.
NEOMIR: Planetary Defense Mission for Finding Dangerous Asteroids Hidden by Sun
By European Space Agency (ESA) February 27, 2023 The NEOMIR orbiting observatory will act as an early warning system to detect and monitor any asteroid coming towards Earth from the Sun's direction. NEOMIR will be placed between the Sun and Earth, at the first Lagrange point (L1).
The relatively small rock approached Earth from very near the direction of the Sun, exploding in the atmosphere and creating a shockwave that damaged thousands of buildings, breaking windows and injuring roughly 1500 people from flying shards of glass.
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