A startup wants to mine the moon for helium
A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum ...
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'Primordial' helium from the birth of the solar system may be stuck in Earth's core
The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed. Primordial helium from the ...
Earth’s Core May Hold Hidden Reservoirs of Helium, Scientists Discover
The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...
Chemistry World9d
Centre of the Earth could hold large reservoir of iron–helium compounds
Iron can form compounds with helium at pressures as low as 5GPa – about 50,000 atmospheres – researchers in Japan report.
New Scientist6d
How a start-up plans to mine the moon for a rare form of helium
A private moon mission planned for 2027 will be the first step towards commercial lunar mining of rare and expensive helium-3 ...