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You may or may not know this, but maybe you do.

Not that you should know this but you may.

Would you know how to go about this?

What does the 16 Psyche Asteroid contain?

It is a rare metal asteroid, thought to contain iron, nickel and gold.

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Do you know of anyone who had worked on Ceres?

Gold is a metal, right?

Gold has an atomic number of 79, and is a precious metal.

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Can gold be made from any other chemical element?

Ah, the old dream of the alchemists.

Well, yes, gold can be produced from mercury or bismuth by way of neutronal bombardment.

Has that ever been done in practice?

Yes, once in Japan and twice in the US.

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So what happens when you get gold from mercury, or from bismuth?

You get a very small amount of radioactive gold.

So it’s no good?

It is gold, but it is radioactive.

And you may also get something else.

What is it?

A huge electric bill for running a nuclear reactor.

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Is it true that gold is used in space travel?

Gold has many uses in space travel, so yes.

Coating of the telescope lenses

Coating of the astronaut visors

Gold-coated mylar sheets to protect satellites from solar heat

Just to name a few.

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How much do you know about asteroids?

How knowledgeable are you about asteroids?

Audio Credits: NASA

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