The Night Sky Guy

Asteroid Mining in our Future?

Mining asteroids in outer space and bringing the valuable resources back to Earth … sounds like science fiction. In fact, it’s the tantalizing plan unveiled today by a company in California. And that company – Planetary Resources – isn’t your average start-up … it’s backed by a few well-known billionaires, including Hollywood director James Cameron and Google founder Larry Page.

Here is the company’s promo video:

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