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NASA has discovered an asteroid that is 10 times the cost of Earth's economy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a rare, heavy and extremely valuable asteroid called Psyche 16 in the main asteroid belt of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter, writes Observer.

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The asteroid is located approximately 230 million miles (370 million km) from Earth and measures 140 miles (226 km) in diameter, roughly the size of West Virginia. What makes it special is that, unlike most asteroids - either rocky or icy - Psyche is almost entirely made of metals, just like the Earth's core.

“We've seen meteorites that are mostly metal, but Psyche may be unique. This asteroid appears to be composed entirely of iron and nickel,” said Tracy Becker, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.

Given the composition and size of the asteroid, it could be worth 10 quadrillion dollars ($ 000), which is about 10 times the size of the entire world economy at the end of 000.

Using ultraviolet data collected by the spectrograph at the Hubble Space Telescope during two observations in 2017, the researchers concluded that Psyche's surface may be composed mostly of pure iron. However, they recognized that the presence of only 10% iron in the composition may dominate when observed using ultraviolet radiation.

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Psyche is the target of NASA's Discovery Mission Psyche, which is expected to launch in 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The orbital probe will arrive in early 2026, which will allow us to accurately find out the composition of the asteroid.

“16 Psyche is the only known object of its kind in the solar system, and it is the only way for humans to study the planet’s core. We are learning about the Earth's interior through space exploration,” said Lindy Elkins-Tanton, NASA's lead scientist for the mission.

Psyche is believed to be a dead core left behind by a planet that never formed during the birth of the solar system, or was destroyed by many violent impacts in the distant past.

“There is still a small possibility that this is a Death Star, material that formed very close to the sun during the birth of the solar system,” Elkins-Tanton said in a May 2017 interview. “I believe we are about to see something truly incredible and unique, something completely amazing.”

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