Only a few dozen of these short-lived binaries exist in the galaxy at a time, making the serendipitous find extremely ...

Helium was first dis covered, in 1868, by Sir J. Norman Lockyer, the astronomer, by spectroscopic analysis, as one of the ingredients of the sun’s chromosphere, or outer coat.

For more than a year, the fate of the Federal Helium Reserve, one of the world’s largest and most dependable suppliers of helium, has been uncertain. The mammoth underground structure is ...

A helium shortage might mean you can’t get the medical scans you need. Here’s why MRI machines need liquid helium to super-cool their magnets. But is the gas really irreplaceable?

Science Space Solar System Moons A startup wants to mine the moon for helium Helium-3 is needed for nuclear reactors, quantum computers, and more. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 17, 2025 12:58 PM EDT ...

For decades, noble gases like helium have been considered chemically inert, refusing to form stable bonds under normal conditions. But new research challenges this assumption, revealing that ...

According to Live Science, it’s unlikely that Yellowstone—that is, the land that comprises the current national park—has a trapped reserve of helium due to the fact the area is essentially a ...

Helium Network, the scandal-plagued crypto project, is now offering an “unlimited” mobile plan in Miami for $5 / month. It seems a little weird!

The amount of helium in underground geological formations could satisfy thousands of years of global demand, researchers said.

Unlike rocky planets where asteroid impacts leave visible craters, gas giants like Saturn have outer layers of hydrogen and ...

The U. S. Navy Department and the Bureau of Mines last week announced successful experiments anent a new use for helium. Faced with severe diffculties in diving operations to raise the sunken ...