The Moon isn’t just dust and craters — it may be a cosmic treasure chest. 🌕 Scientists estimate that hidden inside lunar craters lies over $1 trillion worth of platinum and other precious metals. Mining these riches could be far easier than hauling them from distant asteroids, making the Moon a prime target for the next great gold rush. But with nations and private companies eyeing lunar resources, one question looms: will this be humanity’s biggest opportunity… or the spark of a future space race? Credit:<br />Space Treaty: byITU, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, https://flic.kr/p/rohePS, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Signing_Outer_Space_Treaty.jpg<br />Apollo 15: by NASA Johnson Space Center, https://flic.kr/p/yYZE7h, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AS15-88-11866_-_Apollo_15_flag,_rover,_LM,_Irwin_-_restoration1.jpg<br />ESA Patch: by ESA, https://brand.esa.int/assets/the-esa-patch/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ESA_Patch_2025.svg<br />Lunar Reconnaissance: by NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter_001.jpg<br />Tsiolkovsky crater: by NASA, https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_15_Tsiolkovsky_crater.jpg<br />Aldrin Apollo 11: by Neil A. Armstrong, https://images.nasa.gov/details/as11-40-5903, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aldrin_Apollo_11.jpg<br />Apollo crater LRO: by NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_crater_LRO.jpg<br />DART and OSIRIS-REx: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14322/<br />Water at the South Pole: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4057/<br />LRO Peers: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4043/<br />Artemis Generation: by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14205/<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV <br />Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Our Social Media: <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official <br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en <br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other): <br />https://www.depositphotos.com <br />https://www.shutterstock.com <br />https://www.eastnews.ru <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
