XCR1250 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Asteroid heading towards Earth is filled with so much precious metal it’d make everyone on the planet a billionaire NASA is launching a mission to study a nearby asteroid worth more than $10,000 quadrillion – which is said to contain so much precious metal that everyone on Earth would be a billionaire if returned. After discovering Psyche 16 in March 1852, the 124 mile-wide space rock will be the primary focus of NASA’s project, which is targeted to launch in August 2022. The spacecraft would arrive four years later in early 2026. An artist’s impression of the Psyche spacecraft (NASA) It will be the first exploration into a world of metal rather than rock and ice. NASA said, “Unlike most other asteroids that are rocky or icy bodies, scientists think the M-type (metallic) asteroid 16 Psyche is comprised mostly of metallic iron and nickel similar to Earth.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mtnloverxtreme2 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 hopefully it hits washington, d.c. or ottawa ontario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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