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Ancient corridors below the French capital have served as its ossuary, playground, brewery, and perhaps soon, air conditioning.
According to international law, the seabed belongs to everyone.
A European start-up uses satellite data to pinpoint individual sources of abnormal methane concentration.
The private sector may need the Outer Space Treaty to be updated before it can make any claims to celestial bodies or their resources.
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Could 16 Psyche make every person on Earth a billionaire? The space mining race is heating up.
The technology is poised to change how many companies operate.
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Advances in satellite imagery are shining a light.
Japan looks to replace China as the primary source of critical metals
It's unlikely that there's anything on the planet that is worth the cost of shipping it back
What does it mean for the future of the cryptocurrency movement and its impact on the environment?
Break out your prospecting gear and space suit.
The next gold rush won't be in the hills of California. It'll be in space. There's gold in them thar skies!
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Mining asteroids might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but there are companies and a few governments already working hard to make it real.