Is NASA Mining Asteroids? We Asked a NASA Expert

Is NASA Mining Asteroids? We Asked a NASA Expert

Is NASA mining asteroids? No, NASA is not in the business of mining asteroids, but we do love to study them. 

This year, NASA's Psyche Mission launches to a unique metal-rich asteroid to study what appears to be the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet, one of the building blocks of our solar system. However, the science we gain from missions like this could one day benefit future humans in cosmic mining and resource endeavors.

And in September 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will deliver an asteroid sample back to Earth. Analysis from the sample may help improve future asteroid missions: https://go.nasa.gov/43PoK2y

Explore more: https://nasa.gov/asteroids

NASA’s Psyche mission:

www.nasa.gov/psyche and psyche.asu.edu

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producers: Jessica Wilde, Scott Bednar

Editor: James Lucas

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: June 28, 2023

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