A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum ...

A private moon mission planned for 2027 will be the first step towards commercial lunar mining of rare and expensive helium-3 ...

This rare form of helium is called helium-3 ... You wouldn't get much helium deep in the Earth if the Earth formed that slowly." In other words, if scientists can show that Earth's core contains ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

Mining the moon for water, helium-3, and rare earth elements could become a multibillion-dollar industry in the near future, but astronomers warn it risks coming at the expense of scientific ...

New connections discovered between the Sun's photosphere and CI chondrites meteorites, providing clues about the origin of materials.

This rare form of helium is called helium-3 because it has ... This primordial element was already known to exist inside Earth. Each year, about 4.4 pounds (2 kilograms) of helium-3 leaks out ...

Scientists discover Earth may have huge quantities of helium ... debate about how quickly our planet formed. This rare form of helium is called helium-3 because it has two protons and one neutron ...