Stories by Adam Bluestein

Adam Bluestein is a journalist covering business, science and innovation for Fast Company, Fortune, and others. He lives in Burlington, Vermont.

An inside look at an Ideon detector placed at the top of a mine tunnel.

Fossil FuelsApril 14, 2026

Mining companies are using cosmic rays to find critical minerals

As rich ore gets harder to find, the mining industry is using subatomic particles to map rock deep underground

Adam Bluestein

In this animated video, a knob-shaped space craft with solar panels attached in an X-shape (the Orion capsule) flies over the moon's surface.

Space ExplorationApril 5, 2026

How Artemis II is beaming back stunning video from the moon

A new laser system aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft is sending sharper video and more data back to Earth

Adam Bluestein