NASA will explore Psyche, a $10,000 quadrillion worth asteroid | Big Umbrella
An asteroid of $10,000 quadrillion worth is observed by NASA’s Hubble Telescope and it revealed that iron, nickel, gold are all arranged in layers with huge quantities. It is like a hidden treasure in space and NASA will explore Psyche very soon.
If we can dig, we will find hundreds of metals like gold, platinum, iron, nickel etc. A very valuable asteroid is orbiting in the darkness of space. The asteroid is 36 crore kilometres away from the earth.
The name of the asteroid is given as ’16 Psyche’. NASA’s Hubble Telescope has given the location of this asteroid. It described the position of the asteroid in the asteroid belt and between Mars and Jupiter.
Many other asteroids also contain metal. But this asteroid is different. Many metals like iron, nickel, gold are all arranged in layers. NASA scientists say that Psyche is not just crammed with rough rocks. Underneath its rugged surface, there is a huge treasure of metals.
This heavy metal asteroid was discovered on March 17, 1853. The asteroid was discovered by an Italian astronomer Annibel de Gasparis. The asteroid is named after the Greek goddess Psyche. Astronomers said it was not previously understood that such an asteroid has hidden metal deposits in the Earth’s solar system.
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