While helium-3 is exceedingly rare on Earth, it’s plentiful on the Moon. But getting it won’t be simple. The race to harvest ...

A pioneering startup is preparing to mine a rare lunar resource, colloquially termed “moon fuel,” which is estimated to be ...

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LH3M has reached a defining milestone: the issuance of five U.S. patents covering the full architecture for detecting, extracting, and refining ...

A new venture is preparing to test the limits of lunar exploration with an ambitious plan to mine the Moon for helium-3, a ...

Two former Blue Origin employees, Rob Meyerson and Gary Lai, have branched off to launch their own startup dedicated to mining helium-3 on the Moon. A concept that’s been seemingly discussed for ages, ...

The time when we humans will begin exploiting the resources of other worlds is nearly upon us. Because the closest and easiest target for such endeavors is the Moon, it is probably from there that ...

Two of Blue Origin's earliest employees, former president Rob Meyerson and chief architect Gary Lai, have started a company that seeks to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface, return it to Earth, ...

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MINNEAPOLIS (CNN Newsource/WCCO/WKRC) - Possibly the largest discovery of helium in North America was found on Thursday. The helium was discovered in northern Minnesota after a drill that began ...

China's Chang'e lunar probe dynasty is already having a great year. The Chang'e 3 lunar lander surpassed all expectations last week to emerge from its 14th hibernation while the Chang'e 5-T1 just ...