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Billionaire investors like Jeff Bezos are deadly serious about space mining

The umbra, the moon's shadow, over the United States from space is seen from the International Space Station from outer space, August 21, 2017 in this social media image.   Courtesy @Space_Station/Intl. Space Station/Handout via REUTERS   ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT - RC1A5D565620

With time and energy on earth running out, depleting energy sources are forcing us to look further afield. Image: REUTERS

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