NASA's Psyche Mission: Exploring a Valuable Metallic Asteroid

NASA's upcoming Psyche mission is set to explore the asteroid 16 Psyche, which scientists believe may be packed with iron, nickel, and gold worth over $10,000 quadrillion. The mission, scheduled to launch next week, aims to study the asteroid's composition and potentially shed light on the formation of rocky planets like Earth. While the value of the precious metals on the asteroid could potentially destabilize the global economy, there are currently no plans to extract them. The spacecraft will embark on a six-year journey to reach 16 Psyche, with the mission estimated to cost NASA around $1.2 billion.