"NASA's Psyche Mission: Billionaire Potential and Space Mining Exploration"
TL;DR
NASA has launched a mission to the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche, which is estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion. The asteroid contains gold, iron, and nickel, and if successfully mined and brought back to Earth, it could make everyone on the planet a billionaire. However, NASA has clarified that mining the asteroid is not its intention, but rather to learn about planetary cores and how planets form. The spacecraft is expected to reach the asteroid in July 2029 and will study it using various instruments.
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