[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

When will the "new research at UC Berkeley" become a method for traveling to these planets and begin mining?

A question linked to the theme: will the continuing mining of public funds increase with the alluring notion of "diamond rain and hidden oceans?"

[Red Badger]

If there was a solid gold asteroid out there somewhere, millions of tons, it would not be worth bring it to Earth because it would crater the economy. Gold, diamonds or any valuable mineral found in abundance would then be cheap. There’s enough methane on Titan to supply Earth’s energy needs for several thousand years........