Who Owns the Asteroids? The Legal Vacuum in Space Mining

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Commercial asteroid mining is advancing faster than international law. Existing space treaties remain fragmented and insufficient to regulate resource extraction, environmental risks, or orbital debris. Legal scholar Anna Marie Brennan proposes a global regulatory body, similar to the International Seabed Authority, to establish rules and accountability.

This episode examines whether global consensus is possible—or if the new space race risks turning the cosmos into a domain of conflict and exploitation.

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Commercial asteroid mining is advancing faster than international law. Existing space treaties remain fragmented and insufficient to regulate resource extraction, environmental risks, or orbital debris. Legal scholar Anna Marie Brennan proposes a global regulatory body, similar to the International Seabed Authority, to establish rules and accountability.

This episode examines whether global consensus is possible—or if the new space race risks turning the cosmos into a domain of conflict and exploitation.

Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy breakthroughs.

This episode includes AI-generated content.
2026-03-04 24 min Transcript
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