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`Exotic minerals` behind China`s obsession with Moon mission

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 21:10

Why is China so fixated on the moon? Well this obsession with the Moon is seemingly because of the moon being a `beautiful` source of minerals and energy, as said by a top Chinese scientist.

Helium gas detected in moon’s atmosphere

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 12:49

Scientists have made the first spectroscopic observations of the noble gas helium in the tenuous atmosphere surrounding the Moon.

Helium wasted on party balloons: Experts

Last Updated: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 22:32

Scientists have warned their experiments are at risk from a shortage of Helium because the gas is being wasted on party balloons.

Ancient helium shows up in Big Bang’s echo

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 16:20

Reports indicate that the subtle signal of ancient helium has shown up for the first time in light left over from the Big Bang.

Helium-3 on Moon may provide millions of tons of N-energy

Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 18:28

After circling the Moon for nearly 18 months, China’s Chang’e 1 spacecraft has successfully achieved four scientific targets that include detection of helium-3, a crucial element for nuclear fusion.