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Imagine mining iron, nickel and cobalt from asteroids. It's not quite impossible. US researchers are investigating two metal-rich near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, to learn more about their origins, compositions and relationships with meteorites ...
Their presence provides intriguing possibility that iron, nickel and cobalt could someday be mined for use on Earth or space.
Metal-rich near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, are rare, but their presence provides the intriguing possibility that iron, nickel and cobalt could someday
For a few months, NASA has had a history of ups and downs with the asteroid Psyche 16. Last April it was announced that the organism programmed a mission to said cosmic body, as they found that it is worth more than the entire global economy of planet Earth. Just a few weeks ago, a researcher said that it was actually worthless, and now it is confirmed that it does harbor unusual riches.
Asteroid 16 Psyche has been estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion, but new findings could slightly devalue the iron-rich asteroid.