NASA’s Mission to Capture $10 Quintillion Asteroid 16 Psyche

NASA has unveiled plans to capture an asteroid worth $10 quintillion named 16 Psyche, discovered 172 years ago. This asteroid, with valuable metals like gold, iron, and nickel, has sparked immense interest. NASA’s mission involves a spacecraft reaching 16 Psyche in July 2029 to gather scientific data until November 2031. Named after the Greek goddess of the soul, 16 Psyche orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt, offering insights into planetary cores and planet formation. This ambitious mission may reshape our understanding of the cosmos.