This is awesome.
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India is set to launch a lunar rover in October to look for signs of water and a nuclear fuel called helium-3 in the moon’s crust, according to a Bloomberg report.
A lot of countries and companies are keen on exploiting helium-3, which scientists hope could be used in a kind of nuclear fusion that doesn’t create radioactive waste. If this pans out, the isotope could provide safer nuclear energy over the coming centuries.
Helium-3 is already produced on Earth, and is used for things like detecting illicit radioactive materials at ports, but it’s rare and very expensive. The moon has a lot more of it.
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India's Mission to Find and Mine Futuristic Nuclear Fuel on the Moon Is About to Launch
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India is set to launch a lunar rover in October to look for signs of water and a nuclear fuel called helium-3 in the moon’s crust, according to a Bloomberg report.
A lot of countries and companies are keen on exploiting helium-3, which scientists hope could be used in a kind of nuclear fusion that doesn’t create radioactive waste. If this pans out, the isotope could provide safer nuclear energy over the coming centuries.
Helium-3 is already produced on Earth, and is used for things like detecting illicit radioactive materials at ports, but it’s rare and very expensive. The moon has a lot more of it.
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India's Mission to Find and Mine Futuristic Nuclear Fuel on the Moon Is About to Launch
