The forests and wetlands in northern Minnesota stored helium-3, a fuel expected to be found as a resource on the Moon’s surface.

In October 2025, drilling operations at depths between 2,200 and 5,100 feet in northern Minnesota uncovered something ...

Helium-3 discovery in Minnesota is sparking big energy claims, but the science, rarity, and real-world limits matter more than the hype around it.

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There Aldo Antognini's team generates so-called muonic helium-3, in which the two electrons of the helium atom are replaced by an elementary particle called a muon. This allows the nuclear radius to ...

Astronomers have captured the most dramatic view yet of a planet losing its atmosphere, watching the ultra-hot gas giant WASP ...

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Helium is an immensely useful element in advanced applications like superconductors, rockets, and even lighter-than-air aircraft, but it’s not exactly easy to come by. Recent discoveries of ...

On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a massive underground stockpile based in Amarillo, Texas, that supplies up to 30% of the country’s helium. Once the deal is finalized, ...

Scientists have discovered how solar activity affects the velocity distribution and evolution of helium pickup ions. Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered how solar activity affects ...