March 31, 2017

Meet the robots that may someday mine the moon. Plus, a geologist searches for signs of life in rocks formed by asteroid impacts.

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A Life Robotic

If humans someday colonize the moon and Mars, robotic prospectors and miners will be among the first to arrive, manufacturing fuel, water, and other essentials.

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