After decades of monitoring the celestial bodies by the US space agency “NASA” with unpopular wealth in the universe, the dream has become closer to verifying with the discovery of one asteroid carrying a wealth equivalent to the Earth’s economies and constitutes the largest gold stock in the universe.
Special companies and national agencies alike are monitoring asteroids not only for scientific purposes, but also in search of raw materials they contain. At the forefront of these asteroids is the “Siki 16” asteroid, a huge asteroid rich in minerals located in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, and a major candidate in the rapid spacecraft race.
In 2019, astronomers amazed the public with approximate estimates estimated at the “Siki” metal reserves – iron, nickel and gold – up to $ 700 Quelion, a huge number to the extent that he exported the headlines of the newspaper, indicating that “every person on the face of the earth can become a billionaire.” Not only did this number excite enthusiasm, but also sparked realistic discussions about the future of mining and resources economics, including fears of the collapse of global markets, inflation, or geopolitical stampede that may follow it.
But extracting huge quantities of precious metal from an asteroid is not only limited to owning machines, but also related to logistics, cost and timing. Even if “Siki” possesses countless minerals, the dumping of the land markets may destroy the values of these assets and extend its effect to financial systems. Meanwhile, technical and legal obstacles – property rights in space, transportation costs, and refining in orbit – were not treated with great difficulty, according to the “Eco Portal” website.
