The world might not have flying cars or hoverboots quite yet, but if you need proof of how far humanity has come technologically, just remember that asteroid mining is totally a thing now. Planetary ...

Arkyd-6, launched in January, has successfully tested a number of key technologies Planetary Resources plans to use on future asteroid prospecting missions. Credit: Planetary Resources WASHINGTON — ...

Planetary Resources just took another big step toward its asteroid-mining goal. The company's Arkyd-6 satellite rode to space last night (Jan. 11) atop an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

Image of the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta, obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Can the final frontier become more like the old mining frontier? That’s at least that’s ...