NASA wants to uncover the mystery behind the asteroid “16 Psyche.” that may contain a priceless treasure trove of minerals. “We’ve been to all the different planets, we’ve been to other asteroids. But we’ve never visited a body that has been made of entirely metal,” said Carol Polanskey, project scientist for the Psyche mission. Now NASA, led by researchers at Arizona State University, plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to orbit 16 Psyche – an asteroid roughly the size of Massachusetts, made of iron and other precious metals. The mission’s leader estimates that the iron alone on today’s market would be worth $10,000 quadrillion.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 20 2017, @02:36AM
It's easy to assign a value to something that can't be economically sold due to physics and current technology.
I claim Jupiter for $1 trillion decillion.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday January 20 2017, @12:54PM
How much is that in quatloos, Earthling?
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