The Day Gold Becomes Worthless
We assume scarcity is natural. It isn’t—and one asteroid could prove it . NASA is heading to 16 Psyche: a world with enough gold to make everyone on Earth a billionaire.
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- [Government]The Psyche spacecraft launched Oct. 13, 2023, on a mission to a unique metal-rich asteroid with the same name.Psyche, The Psyche spacecraft launched Oct. 13, 2023, on a mission to a unique metal-rich asteroid with the same name. (Government, 2029).
- [Government]PsycheWhat Will Psyche Do? Psyche is a NASA mission to study a metal-rich asteroid with the same name, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroid Psyche’s gravity will capture the spacecraft in late July 2029, and Psyche will begin its prime mission in August. It will spend about two years orbiting the asteroid to take pictures, map the surface, and collect data to determine Psyche’s composition. Read MorePsyche (Government).