China has returned helium-3 from the moon, opening the door to future technology
China’s Chang’e 5 mission has returned a new mineral from the lunar surface. Chinese scientists call the mineral “Changesite-(Y)”. The mineral was described by the state-run Xinhau news agency as a “kind of colorless transparent columnar crystal”. Additionally, the Chinese claim the new mineral contains helium-3, an isotope that many scientists have touted as a …
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