Will Mining The Moon Solve The World's Helium Shortage? | Elemental | BBC Earth Labs

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So here’s the bad news – the world is running out of helium. But this isn’t just about having fewer party balloons, it's much more significant than that.

In episode four of 'Elemental', discover how essential Helium is to our modern way of life and why the non-renewable resource could be the main reason there's a new space race to mine the moon...

#Helium #Elemental

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