Will helium-filled footballs travel farther than air-filled?

by Kathi Leiden | Aug 31, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Stunts

Decades before “Deflategate,” an NFL controversy arose after claims that a punter was using helium-filled balls to get more hang time. But- would that work? A helium-filled controversy On November 13, 1977, Oakland Raiders punter Ray Guy was hanging kicks in the air...

Helium-powered USS Macon wreckage mapped after 80 years

by Kathi Leiden | Aug 27, 2015 | Helium, Helium News

Thanks to a legendary explorer and the Internet, the helium-powered USS Macon that crashed into the sea in 1935 can be explored by us all. (Footage below) A helium-powered aircraft carrier The USS Macon (ZRS-5) was a helium-powered Navy airship that was designed to...

NASA finds neon, helium in moon’s atmosphere

by Kathi Leiden | Aug 26, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science

It’s been suspected over 40 years, but thanks to NASA’s LADEE mission, we finally have confirmation of neon and helium in the moon’s atmosphere. NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE, pronounced “laddie”) launched out of...

Helium clouds: Fake clouds becoming a huge hit

by Kathi Leiden | Aug 25, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses

Using nothing but helium and foam, helium clouds are becoming a popular promotional tool and a lucrative tourist attraction. Helium clouds in a box The contraption is simple. At the top of the box are interchangeable wooden boards with different holes cut out of them,...

Has helium been hiding in our groundwater all along?

by Kathi Leiden | Aug 21, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science

Like any other market, the helium market fluctuates depending on supply, but new research suggests we may have more helium than we realized. Led by Diveena Danabalan, a team of researchers from Durham and Oxford Universities studied natural gas samples from 22...

Alligator inhaled helium for science

by Kathi Leiden | Aug 20, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science

Hear the one where the alligator inhaled helium to get squeakier? Scientists tested this to see if reptiles talk like we do. The results are surprising. Squeaky helium voice When you and I speak, our vocal chords and the air in our vocal tract vibrate. We alter the...