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China Plans Three Moon-Mining Missions After Finding a Potential New Source of Energy

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China has announced the discovery of a new mineral, a crystal it's named Changesite-(Y) It's the sixth new mineral discovered on the Moon. This haul has also yielded the first numbers around the concentration of helium-3 in Moon dust. Helium-3 is thought of as a promising potential fuel for nuclear fusion.

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China Plans Three Moon-Mining Missions After Finding a Potential New Source of Energy

The Chinese discovery of a phosphate mineral in columnar crystal has the nation clamoring for more Moon material.

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China discovers new mineral – and a possible energy source – on the Moon

It seems China's Chang'E-5 robotic Moon mission has discovered more than water on the lunar surface. Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new mineral, a transparent crystal named Changesite-(Y), as well as a promising potential fusion fuel.

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New Atlas broke the news in on Monday, September 12, 2022.
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