This asteroid, worth an estimated $15,600 quadrillion, is the target of a new NASA mission
This asteroid, worth an estimated $15,600 quadrillion, is the target of a new NASA mission
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-10-08/nasa-psyche-explainer-asteroid-journey/102885864
The Psyche mission will travel to an asteroid unlike any we've seen. Its investigations could shed light on how the Solar System and the planets formed.
So let's consider a situation where scarce materials are suddenly no longer scarce but for some reason the price hasn't changed. Multiply that through producing a figure orders of magnitude greater than the economy of earth for the sake of.. catchy headline. The science and wonder of 16 Psyche isn't enough on its own-- let's relate it to money so the plebes gobble it up.
That's journalism these days. Like the article about Saturn's Rings disappearing. Small print at the end, in 100 Million Years. But hey that doesn't generate clicks.
Yeah, I miss the good old days when articles didn't have attention grabbing headlines enticing you to read the article, instead just had flat paragraphs of text with nothing but facts.
Wait, no. This is how news has been written since the dawn of the printing press...
Surely there's an optimal middle ground between saying something is worth 15 quintillion money and spewing data in monotone.