This thing can make everyone a billionare!

It’s called 16 Psyche.

One of the 2 million asteroids of the asteroid belt, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.

It’s also the most expensive asteroid ever found, for it's absurdly rich in precious metals.

Stuffed with so much gold, platinum, nickel and other stuff that it's total value is put around $ 700 quintillion. Over 70,000 times more valuable than the global economy.

Assuming there are 7 billion people on Earth, it's enough to give everyone $100 billion.

Artist’s concept: The surface of 16 Psyche.

There's an interesting reason behind its richness in precious metals— This asteroid might be the exposed core of a long dead planet.

The early solar system had hundreds of planets, but most of them were either destroyed or thrown out by the violent collisions back then.

One of those planets had its outer layers stripped away by something enormous, and gave rise to this unique asteroid.

During the formation of planets, heavier elements like gold and iron sink to the bottom. So, if 16 Psyche is the remaining core of a planet, this explains why is it so rich in these precious metals.

NASA has already launched a spacecraft called Psyche in 2023, which is on its way to the asteroid, and expected to reach there in 2029.

The future awaits us..

What’s the coldest thing in the solar system?

 

Neptune’s moon Triton.

It gets as cold as -235°C. But that isn't what makes it so weird.

Neptune has 14 moons. With the exception of Titan, all the moons are very small, and come in two varieties— regular and irregular.

The regular ones orbit close to the planet, and irregular ones are generally farther from Neptune, with all sorts of crazy orbits..

And then there's Triton. It was discovered by amateur astronomer William Lassell, who, in 1846, spotted the moon a mere 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself.

There are many reasons that make it strange.

For one, Triton is big. The 7th largest moon of Solar System. It’s over 200 times bigger than all the other moons of Neptune combined.

Second, it's one of the irregular moons, for it orbits the wrong way. It orbits backwards relative to Neptune’s spin, and orbit is almost perpendicular to its parent planet.

Third, it looks like a cantaloupe.Covered in bumpy, wrinkly features nicknamed cantaloupe terrain.

Fourth, it's actually no mere moon, but instead a victim of an interplanetary kidnapping.

Triton is likely a Kuiper belt object, like Pluto and Eris. Long ago, it fell into the vicinity of Neptune and got captured by the planet’s gravity.

Either Triton just got unlucky and had the exact wrong orbit to land itself near Neptune, or it suffered some collision with one of Neptune's own moons and losed enough energy to remain in orbit.

Sadly, it's future isn’t bright either. Due to tidal forces Triton’s orbit is decaying, and it's slowly spiralling into its doom. It’ll either crash into Neptune or will be ripped apart into a spectacular ring system— more dazzling than Saturn's..

What is the strongest thing in the universe?

The crust of a neutron star.

Stars don't have a surface. They just get thicker with depth.

But neutron stars are exceptions. They do have a surface, and it's made of the strongest material in the universe— nuclear pasta 🍝.

It is 10 billion times stronger than steel. So strong that you could hang the entire mass of Earth with one cubic meter of nuclear pasta. In fact, you could hang a few Jupiters before the it starts cracking.

The secret behind its strength is, while normal atoms are joined by electrostatic forces, nuclear pasta (mostly made up of neutrons) is held together by strong force, which is ~1,000,000 times stronger in this case.

It’s called nuclear pasta because it really does look like pasta! Let me explain..

There's a myth that neutron stars are entirely made up of neutrons. That actually happens only at their cores. In the outer layers, the pressure is quite low enough that some protons can still remain in the nucleus.

These protons, being positively charged, strongly repel each other, opposing the strong nuclear force trying to stick them together, which leads to the formation of all the sorts of weird shapes—

• Gnocchi — roughly spherical blobs.
• Spaghetti — long rod-like nuclei .🍝
• Lasagna — flat nuclear sheets . 🍮
• Bucatini — tubes with voids.
• Swiss cheese — voids inside neutron matter.🧀.

But it isn't tasty.

What is the most Telugu thing ever?

 

• Ceremony of first ‘menstruation’

• Mangala sutra — The two coin-sized gold discs are separated by 2-3 beads of different kinds. By tradition, one disc comes from the bride's family and another from the groom's side.

• kuchipudi dance. (Originated from Andhra )

• Half Saree and Dhoti function — where grand parents are supposed to gift the half saree ( for girl ) and Dhoti ( for boy ) to wear them for the first time.

• Avakaya muddapappu annam ( An awesome telugu combination )

• Appadalu

• Gungura Royyalu Curry ( Prawns and Mesta )

• Ariselu ( specially made at the time of sankranthi )

• Pulihora

• Serving food on Banana leaf

• Guttivankaya Curry

• Gorintaku (Natural Mehndi )

• Ugadi pachadi

Recipe made on the day of telugu new year called ‘Ugadi’.

• Sadness – Neem Buds/Flowers for its bitterness.
• Happiness – Jaggery and ripe banana pieces for sweetness.
• Anger – Green Chilli/Pepper for its hot taste.
• Fear – Salt for saltiness.
• Disgust – Tamarind Juice for its sourness.
• Surprise – Unripened Mango for its tang.

Indicating that one must expect all flavour of experiences in life.

• Custom of marrying uncle’s daughter or son( cross cousins ). ( Bava, Maradalu)

• Guys addressing themselves as “ra”, “mama”, “babai”, “bava”.

• Putharekulu — The sweet is wrapped in a wafer-thin rice starch layer resembling paper and is stuffed with sugar, dry fruits and nuts.

• ‘Hyderabad’ biryani

• ‘Charminar’ bangles

• ‘Thamboolam’ — Combination of Betel leaf, two bananas, flowers , turmeric, saffron and a piece of clothe. Every guest was given “Thamboolam” before they took leave.

• Pulajada — hair decoration with flowers.

• Kondapalli toys — toys made of only wood.

• Love for movies !

• Sankranthi gobbemmalu

• Cock fights

• Bathukamma Festival

• Sashti purthi (celabration of marriage at 60 th anniversary )

What's the most dangerous thing someone has done to get a photo?

 Here’s a few insane things or places people have done and gone to for a photo.

She doesn’t seem to have a parachute, if she falls, it’s all over.

One wrong move and you’re sliding off to your grave.

How did he even get up there?

I don’t think standing next to lava is a great idea, especially without a suit on.

He’s got the right idea!

Last but not least, the most dangerous selfie

I can’t believe that cat got out of that alive to post this selfie.