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The first metal 3D part ever created in orbit has landed on Earth. The sample was produced in ESA's Metal 3D Printer on the International Space Station. Now, it's on Earth for the first time ...

The first metal thingamajig ever 3D printed in space has landed on Earth, where European Space Agency (ESA) scientists are now studying it. In a press release, the ESA announced that the object ...

Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments seek secure supply.

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

The startup uses AI to quickly search for minerals over wide areas, identifying promising potential deposits for exploration.

MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russian aluminium producer Rusal (RUAL.MM), opens new tab said on Thursday it is setting up a 1.5 tonne-a-year production facility for the rare-earth metal scandium ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has offered the U.S. the opportunity under a future economic deal to jointly explore Russia's rare earth metal deposits that he says are greater than ...

Russian aluminum producer Rusal said on Thursday it is setting up a 1.5 tonne-a-year production facility for the rare-earth metal scandium, with the capacity to increase to 19 metric tonnes a year.

That changed last year, when the European space agency managed to print, for the first time ever, a metal part in space ... The first of four samples is now on Earth, said the ESA at the end ...

President Vladimir Putin has offered the US the opportunity under a future economic deal to jointly explore Russia’s rare earth metal deposits that he says are greater than those of Ukraine.