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A Company's Looking to Mine an Asteroid - PMSchu - 2024-08-21

Here's an article about a commercial attempt to mine a metal-rich asteoid that looks interesting:

Against all odds, an asteroid mining company appears to be making headway | Ars Technica

For obvious reasons, they don't identify the asteroid of interest. They don't want any claim jumpers. Pretty cool.

Phil S.