How planetary resource's asteroid search could help find exoplanets
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 08:31
in Astronomy & Space
Planetary Resources is the private company that wants to eventually mine asteroids for profit. But initially, the group will focus on developing Earth orbiting telescopes to scan for the best asteroids, and then later, create low-cost robotic spacecraft for surveying missions and then actual spacecraft to do the mining.