Schweickart Prize Goes to a Plan for Managing Asteroid Mining Risks

This year's $10,000 Schweickart Prize is going to a team of students who are proposing a panel to address the risks that could arise when we start tinkering with asteroids.

Jun 26, 2025 - 09:02
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Schweickart Prize Goes to a Plan for Managing Asteroid Mining Risks

An artist's conception shows an asteroid mining operation with Earth in the background. (Credit: NASA)

This year's $10,000 Schweickart Prize is going to a team of students who are proposing a panel to address the risks that could arise when we start tinkering with asteroids.