It might sound ridiculous, but a group of gazillionaire tech entrepreneurs have formed Planetary Resources, a company dead set on reaping our solar system's natural resources.
The moon swells at the closest point in its elliptical orbit around the Earth and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has provided amazing hi res imagery of the surface, including footprints left by Apollo astronauts between 1969 and 1972. Yet some people remain unconvinced.
An unmanned rover provides a wealth of information on the massive ice sheet covering Greenland. As the ice melts, it contributes to rising sea levels around the world.
The Privateers are getting heavily involved in space exploration: Blue Origin, a company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is among the leaders of the pack.
The Privateers are getting heavily involved in space exploration: Blue Origin, a company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is among the leaders of the pack.