California-based space company AstroForge launched what it claimed to be the first "commercial deep space mission in history.

It was supposed to be the start of asteroid mining. But it looks like the mission has failed. AstroForge has lost contact ...

The Odin spacecraft aims to capture images of asteroid 2022 OB5, which is believed to contain significant amounts of platinum ...

The outlook for a private spacecraft to conduct a fly-by mission of an asteroid known as 2022 OB5 looks bleak after a series ...

AstroForge founder and CEO Matt Gialich provided an update on the status of the Odin spacecraft via social media on Saturday.

"I think we all know the hope is fading as we continue the mission," AstroForge founder Matt Gialich said in a video update ...

Space mining company AstroForge launched its Odin asteroid probe this week, but the mission is suffering from unknown issues.

A privately-built spacecraft has blasted off on an unprecedented mission to scout an asteroid for potential mining. The probe ...

The Falcon 9 rocket, packed with exploratory payloads, is scheduled to blast off at 7:17 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 26.

His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold ...

The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially ...