As technology continues to advance, we are slowly learning more about the moon. During the mission, Chang’e 5 brought back 19.1 billion yuan of space materials from space. This substance is the gas that can be used by all human beings for 10,000 years – helium-3.

What is Helium 3

Researchers accidentally found traces of helium-3 on the moon. Helium-3 is a helium gas that is not very common on Earth. The gas has also not been discovered because it is transparent and cannot be seen or touched. While there is also helium-3 on Earth, finding it requires a lot of manpower and limited resources.
As it turns out, this gas has been found on the Moon in surprisingly large quantities than on Earth. There are about 1.1 million tons of helium-3 on the moon, which can supply human electricity needs through nuclear fusion reactions. This resource alone can keep us going for 10,000 years!

Efficient use of helium-3 channel resistance and long

Although helium-3 can meet human energy needs for 10,000 years, it is impossible to recover helium-3 for a period of time.

The first problem is the extraction of helium-3

If we want to recover helium-3, we can’t keep it in the lunar soil. The gas needs to be extracted by humans so it can be recycled. And it also has to be in some container and transported from the moon to Earth. But modern technology has not been able to extract helium-3 from the moon.

The second problem is transportation

Since most of the helium-3 is stored in the lunar soil. It is still very inconvenient to transport soil to earth. After all, it can only be launched into space now by rocket, and the round trip is quite long and time-consuming.

The third problem is conversion technology

Even if humans want to transfer helium-3 to Earth, the conversion process still requires some time and technology costs. Of course, it is impossible to replace other materials with helium-3 alone. Because in modern technology, this would be too labor-intensive, other resources can be extracted through the ocean.

In general, lunar exploration is the most important project of our country. Whether or not humans go to the moon to live in the future, lunar exploration is something we must experience. At the same time, the moon is the most important point of competition for every country, no matter which country wants to have such a resource for itself.

The discovery of helium-3 is also a happy event. It is believed that in the future, on the way to space, humans will be able to figure out ways to turn important materials on the moon into resources that can be used by humans. With these resources, the scarcity problem facing the planet can also be solved.