A2 Reading: Treasure in Space
Read about asteroid mining and fill in the gaps.
Far away, between Mars and Jupiter, a huge asteroid called Psyche through space. It is about 225 kilometres wide, and scientists think it is made of metal. Some people say it is $10,000 quadrillion. That is more money than all the countries on Earth have!
In 2023, NASA sent a spacecraft to Psyche. In May 2026, it flew past Mars, and it will arrive at the asteroid in 2029. It will not for metal. It will only take photos and study the asteroid.
Other countries and companies want to do more. Japan and the USA have already brought small of asteroids to Earth. In July 2026, a Chinese spacecraft arrived at a small asteroid near Earth, and it will some rocks in 2027.
Some companies of mining asteroids and getting very . But there is a problem. If they bring back too much metal, the will fall and the metal will be . And who can an asteroid? Nobody knows yet!
In 2023, NASA sent a spacecraft to Psyche. In May 2026, it flew past Mars, and it will arrive at the asteroid in 2029. It will not for metal. It will only take photos and study the asteroid.
Other countries and companies want to do more. Japan and the USA have already brought small of asteroids to Earth. In July 2026, a Chinese spacecraft arrived at a small asteroid near Earth, and it will some rocks in 2027.
Some companies of mining asteroids and getting very . But there is a problem. If they bring back too much metal, the will fall and the metal will be . And who can an asteroid? Nobody knows yet!