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So far, no asteroid mining is being carried out. We can only speculate how things will be when it becomes economically feasible to do so; for example, one possibility is that governments (or some world government) have a monopoly on mining them; another possibility is that this will be done through private companies.
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How do you mine asteroids?
Presently we do not have the technology to do so.
Can you live on an asteroids?
no..... asteroids don't support life. there is no atmosphere around asteroids which can hold air we breathe . asteroids are rich in minerals and missions to asteroids are being planned in order to mine them
How do you get a miner for the mine?
You have to hire him/her.
What is the type of space rock that a company called Planetary Resources is hoping to mine?
Planetary Resources plans to mine asteroids.
What do comets and asteroids not have in common?
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
What are small planets with orbits between mars and Jupiter?
Asteroids
How many asteroids crashed in Asia?
the asteroids crashed in Asia have 1000 asteroids
What is in an asteroids aptmosphere?
No asteroids have atmospheres.
Are asteroids luminous?
No. Asteroids are just made of rock and metal. They do not glow.
What do you call the asteroids that wander in space?
meteoroids
How are asteroids like planets how are they different?
Dwarf Planets actually orbit the Sun on an orbital path. Unlike Asteroids they have a moon as well. Asteroids usually stay in a belt like the one between Mars and Jupiter. Yet not all Asteroids are in the belt some of them are close to Earth. This type of Asteroid is called a NEO. (Near Earth Object). Asteroids don't orbit the Sun like planets do in their orbital paths. Asteroids tend to go in anyway they want. Just a simple push from another object if not already heading for Earth can push an Asteroid on a different course which could also be a danger to Earth itself. Asteroids also contain life supporting elements and materials that we could mine out of them which NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), other government's, and even privet company's are trying to find a way to do so. If we can mine Asteroids we could just be able to get to Mars very soon.
Do stars become asteroids in space?
Stars are tremendously larger than asteroids and do not become asteroids.
