Treasure in Space: Golden Asteroid 16 Psyche Asteroid 16 Psyche has been dubbed the "golden asteroid". Estimated to be worth around ten quintillion dollars, this space rock contains massive amounts of valuable metals, including gold and platinum, making it more valuable than the entire global economy. But don’t expect a market crash just yet. Psyche is still safely orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. NASA, however, has already launched a mission to study it, not to mi

✓ A walnut asteroid! • 16 Psyche, nicknamed the "walnut asteroid" or "metal asteroid", is a unique asteroid located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, approximately 226 km in diameter, with a slightly elongated, walnut-like shape. • It's believed to be composed primarily of metallic iron and nickel, similar to the Earth's core, and scientists propose two possible origins: either it's the remains of a planetary core stripped of its crust and mantle through collisions, or an unmelted p

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