Quick Scoop

You can get close to 100k nanites in about 10 minutes in No Man’s Sky by combining a high-yield runaway mold setup with multiple refiners, or by using a fast pirate-station tech/weapon bundle loop if you already have units to spend.

Fastest practical method

The clearest “10-minute” route from current player discussion is runaway mold farming: a well-built setup can yield about 500k mold in roughly 10 minutes, which is reported to refine into just under 100k nanites. The catch is that the refining time still matters, so the actual bottleneck is having enough refiners running at once.

A second strong option is outlaw station looping: buy suspicious tech/weapon packs, open or resell them for nanites, then repeat between pirate stations. This is usually faster to start if you already have a healthy unit bankroll, but it is less “pure farm” and more of a trade loop.

What players are using in 2026

Recent community discussion points to several reliable nanite sources in addition to runaway mold: scrapping sentinel ships, refining larval cores from whispering eggs, converting dissonant-planet materials like radiant shards and inverted mirrors, and uploading discoveries after full fauna scans. Early-game guides also emphasize that simply finishing fauna scans and claiming discovery rewards can add a useful nanite burst while you progress normally.

A 2026 discussion also says scanner upgrades can make money-making much easier overall, while nanites are often collected through exploration and reward claims rather than a single exploit-like farm. That makes the “best” method depend on whether you want speed, consistency, or low setup.

Best setup

If your goal is specifically the 100k-in-10-minutes target, the best setup is:

  1. Find a runaway mold patch with multiple balls.
  2. Build a base nearby for fast teleport access.
  3. Place several refiners so you can split stacks.
  4. Cycle between patches after teleporting to force regrowth.

That setup is what makes the mold method competitive with more manual methods. Without multiple refiners, the farm is still good, but the refinement delay becomes the weak point.

Simple answer

If you want the fastest realistic route in 2026, use runaway mold plus multiple refiners. If you already have units and want a low-effort repeatable loop, pirate/outlaw station tech and weapon packs are also a strong choice.

TL;DR

  • Fastest in practice: runaway mold farm with stacked refiners.
  • Best low-setup backup: outlaw station tech/weapon pack loop.
  • Good early-game bonus: scan fauna, complete discoveries, and refine drops from abandoned buildings or sentinel content.