asteroid mining

Pay Dirt: Confirmed (7) Iris, (20) Massalia Water

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February 18, 2024February 18, 2024
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Water has been reported, with high confidence, on two more asteroids. Water is notable as the first objective of asteroid mining: obtaining propellant for the trip back, among other (later) uses. Arredondo, A., McAdam, M. M. Honniball, C. I. et.al. 2024… Read More »Pay Dirt: Confirmed (7) Iris, (20) Massalia Water

On The Rocks: See Spot Orbit. Spot Likes to Orbit!

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February 10, 2024

Happy weekend. The January issue of Photonics Spectra happens to touch upon two aspects of small-body science; we’re becoming inescapable. Jérémy Picot-Clémente (Photonics Paves a Path to the Emerging New Space Sector, p. 80), notes how, in multiple photonic-relevant ways,… Read More »On The Rocks: See Spot Orbit. Spot Likes to Orbit!

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