Why Scientists Think This Asteroid Is the Core of a Dead Planet (and Extremely Valuable)

16 Psyche is a gigantic space rock roughly the size of Massachusetts. Initial analysis reveals that it might be unusually rich in a variety of metals, prompting some scientists to wonder whether it might be more than a common space rock. Maybe it was the exposed core of a planet that never quite came together? […] The post Why Scientists Think This Asteroid Is the Core of a Dead Planet (and Extremely Valuable) appeared first on VICE .

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