Moon's untapped treasure: Why companies want to mine moon for Helium-3

moon. A Finnish tech firm has just spent over $300 million buying Helium-3 - a rare isotope mined from lunar soil - through the commercial space company Interlune. Why all the excitement about Helium-3? It’s crucial for cooling certain quantum computers, the machines driving the next technological revolution. But earth’s supply is nearly exhausted. The moon, exposed to solar winds for billions of years, holds over a million tonnes of this ultra-valuable gas. In this video, Business Standard explains how lunar mining could reshape technology, energy, and geopolitics - and why the next gold rush is happening 384,000 kilometres away. ???? Tell us what you think: Should humanity mine the moon? ???? Subscribe to Business Standard for more explainers on science, tech, and global innovation.