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

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.

Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...

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

The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...

While NASA struggles with helium leaks on its Starliner spacecraft, Chinese researchers have found a novel way to use this gas to improve missile performance. This discovery could revolutionize space ...

The two Nasa astronauts have been marooned at the International Space Station since June last year after multiple helium leaks incapacitated the thruster systems of their spacecraft – Boeing’s ...

Researchers from Japan and Taiwan reveal for the first time that helium, usually considered chemically ... Tokyo's Department of Earth and Planetary Science have now challenged this view with ...

The findings confirm that helium could stay locked in Earth's solid inner core for a long time, Olson told Live Science, but he cautioned that only 4% of the core is solid. "This is significant ...