The Moon and The Energy
The moon is a natural satellite of our Earth. It plays an important role in the growth of marine life, the duration of day and night, and the change of seasons on Earth.
While far away, the moon is doing this job well, but humans are thinking of conquering it and using it for more. For this purpose, human and robotic missions have been sent to the moon by different countries. The names of Russia, America, China, and India are at the top among these countries.
Just as living things need energy to survive, which they obtain from food, in the same way, a country in today's industrial age also needs cheap and abundant energy to survive, which will be even more important in the future. There are various sources of energy generation, including hydroelectricity, thermal plants (nuclear, coal, gas, etc.), and solar energy.
The focus of a recent study is to create an artificial sun on Earth and obtain cheap and abundant energy from it. As in the sun, light atoms of hydrogen are being converted into helium, and as a result of this process, a lot of heat is being generated. And this process is called nuclear fusion.
Various nuclear plants on Earth are generating energy under the principle of nuclear fission, in which heat is obtained by breaking uranium atoms.
Nuclear fusion produces four times more energy than nuclear fission. But the energy generated by both methods produces radiation, and radiation has fatal effects on human health.
According to a new study, if helium-3 is used in fusion, the effects of radiation can be avoided. But helium-3 is rare on Earth, and it is believed that it is present in abundance in the soil of the moon. Because the sun is scattering it in space and the magnetic field of the Earth does not allow it to reach the Earth, but due to the absence of the magnetic field of the Moon, it reaches the surface of the Moon.
China, America, and Israel are leading the effort to create an artificial sun. Our neighbor is also working on this project with the European Union.
The race to explore the surface of the moon has begun. It is also being said that India's Chandrayaan mission has been sent to detect the presence of water and other elements, as well as to search for helium-3.
In the future, the importance of the moon is definitely going to increase in terms of mining. And the countries involved in the space race will benefit from billions of dollars from this.
Most of the energy needs in our country are being met by oil and gas. The production of both of these, and especially gas, is gradually decreasing. Let alone electricity, in the future, we will not even have gas to burn in stoves. So, have we prepared any plan B for this time?