NASA has planned a mission in 2022 to explore the newly discovered metal astroid named 16 Psyche.
Fox News
The asteroid is currently living in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. The precious metals that make up the rock are platinum, iron, nickel, and gold.
If the space rock were to be mined and the wealth was distributed evenly to Earth's population, we would all be billionaires.
The total estimated value of the metal is $10,000 quadrillion.
"Two space mining companies – backed by big name celebs – are gearing up for a gold rush after asteroid ownership was made legal in 2015.
Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources each have their eyes on the 2011 UW158 asteroid which is twice the size of the Tower of London and worth up to $5.7 trillion."