Okay I'm hoping someone with at least a little bit of knowledge of astronomy or even geology can help me understand this a bit more. Obviously the headline grabbed my attention because for one, you don't often hear "quintillion" thrown around. Add to that an asteroid that is being studied... well I clicked on it.
This is the link to the article but I couldn't find any details as to how they came up with such a figure in terms of value. Fascinating no matter what. I can see this being a theme for a future movie.
https://nerdist.com/article/nasa-stu...llion-dollars/
What kind of metal could be found on this asteroid is the first thing that came to mind.