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NASA Will Reach Unique Metal Asteroid Worth 10,000 Quadrillion Four Years Early

Get the Full StoryUnlike most asteroids that are either icy or rocky, 16 Psyche is composed almost entirely of metallic iron and nickel, similar to the core of the Earth. If anyone could mine that asteroid, the resulting riches would collapse the paltry Earth economy of around 74 trillion.

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