by Kathi Leiden | Nov 12, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
You don’t really hear about it in the U.S., but there is a moon race going on right now and it’s all centered around mining helium-3. China is going to the moon. Japan has plans to. Russia claims it does as well. NASA—not so much, but a billionaire has...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 5, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science
Helium is a finite resource on Earth, but the sun mass produces the stuff. Through an idea called stellar lifting, we might one day extract helium from the sun. Helium shortages Every 4 or 5 years, the world seems to find itself in another helium shortage. Right now,...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 3, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science
Could leaking helium be the warning system we’ve been searching for when it comes to predicting volcanic activity? Led by professor Yuji Sano, group of researchers from the University of Tokyo studied the hot springs surrounding Japan’s Mount Ontake prior...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 30, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
We may have just found water on Mars, but will that be the planet we go to? NASA has wild plans for exploring Venus using a manned helium airship. Closer, warmer neighbor Our nearest neighbor, Venus, is about 25 million miles away from Earth compared to Mars at 34...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 22, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
You know we are advocates against inhaling helium, but in a controlled medical environment, inhaling helium can actually help detect early lung damage. Let’s get this out of the way first: Do not ever inhale helium. We know, no one has ever told you this, but...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 11, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science, Helium Uses
Imagine, something the size of a pea worth $5 million. That’s the value of helium-3 and while it’s rare on Earth, the moon is full of it. Why do you care? Need regular helium gas? Just mine our warehouses! Get a free Zephyr helium quote here. What is...
