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I was just reading an very interesting article about energy we might be able to harness from the moon.
Here is the link if anyone is interested: http://www.enn.com/
I'll break it down if anyone just wants to read a simple analysis. Basically, when Apollo astronauts return from the moon, they always bring back rocks from the moon's surface. Scientists have concluded that these rocks contain an element called 'Helium-3', which is a stable isotope of helium. The rocks are missing a neutron, which makes it possible for us to perform nuclear fusion. Using nuclear fusion, we can produce mass amounts of clean energy, which is what the earth needs. Sadly, our resources are in space and it takes billions of dollars just to get there.
Nuclear fusion at the moment uses fission reactors, splitting up uranium nuclei to release energy, and this produces heat. This very heat turns water into steam which spins a turbine to make electricity. But this system produces a lot of radioactive waste, which is why scientists need to find an alternative energy source.
I hope you found that post interesting, you can read the rest of the article on the website I provided you. Thank you for reading!
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I was just reading an very interesting article about energy we might be able to harness from the moon.
Here is the link if anyone is interested: http://www.enn.com/
I'll break it down if anyone just wants to read a simple analysis. Basically, when Apollo astronauts return from the moon, they always bring back rocks from the moon's surface. Scientists have concluded that these rocks contain an element called 'Helium-3', which is a stable isotope of helium. The rocks are missing a neutron, which makes it possible for us to perform nuclear fusion. Using nuclear fusion, we can produce mass amounts of clean energy, which is what the earth needs. Sadly, our resources are in space and it takes billions of dollars just to get there.
Nuclear fusion at the moment uses fission reactors, splitting up uranium nuclei to release energy, and this produces heat. This very heat turns water into steam which spins a turbine to make electricity. But this system produces a lot of radioactive waste, which is why scientists need to find an alternative energy source.
I hope you found that post interesting, you can read the rest of the article on the website I provided you. Thank you for reading!
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/invisiproblem
