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NASA looking to wrangle up an asteroid?

The future of space mining and exploration may be defined by what we learn from giant space rocks.

So NASA is up to some interesting speculation lately following a study put together by the Keck Institute for Space Studies.  They’ve figured out that it may be possible to send an automated craft out into near-space and, by using a giant bag, grab up a small asteroid.  The prize would then be towed back and placed into orbit around the moon where it would be conveniently close enough for scientists to study.  All-in-all, if the project were to go through, it would take around 10 years for th

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