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This asteroid, worth an estimated $15,600 quadrillion, is the target of a new NASA mission (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Psyche will be explored by a spacecraft of the same name, marking the first time a manmade object will journey to a metallic asteroid. Launch is planned for no earlier than 12 October 2023,

This alone is so much more exciting than that dumb headline.