Earth is a pretty big place, but it has a finite amount of resources. Mining companies that seek to exploit untouched parts of our planet are quickly running out of places to dig, and scientists belive it won’t be long before both private corporations and world governments begin setting their sights on extraterrestrial mining opportunities.
Everyone seems to think that mining asteroids and even other planets might soon become big business. Goldman Sachs, for instance, predicts that asteroid mining will produce the world’s first trillionaire, and that’s not as big of a stretch as you might think. Now, researchers are wondering how mankind will manage the space gold rush which seems all but inevitable.
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The next ‘gold rush’ will happen in space, but should we try to prevent it? originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 13 May 2019 at 17:13:47 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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