What could go wrong? Nasa invests 70,000 in AI-powered asteroids that would steer themselves towards Earth

While the idea of tinkering with asteroids might seem like a bad idea, countries around the world are thinking of doing just that. Asteroid mining could be the next big way to harvest resources such as water, oxygen and metals. Now Nasa has awarded 100,000 ( 70,000) to a company to develop technology to direct asteroids towards Earth in order to more easily access them. Nasa has awarded the funding to Made in Space - a California-based company who manufacture technology for space environments. Nasa has awarded the funding to Made in Space - a California-based company who manufacture technology for space environments. The initial 100,000 funding gives the company nine months to prove whether a system to turn asteroids into self-propelled AI spaceships, is viable.