We haven’t mined on the moon yet, but companies are already buying its resources. Finnish tech firm Bluefors, a maker of ultracold refrigerator systems critical for quantum computing, has purchased ...

The rare isotope helium-3 is one of Earth’s most precious commodities—so precious, in fact, that it might prove profitable to ...

An artist’s conception shows a rocket with a capsule containing helium-3 heading back to Earth from the moon’s surface. (Interlune Illustration) Seattle-based Interlune provided a triple-barreled ...

Interlune is developing robots to harvest a valuable gas on the lunar surface that could have a big impact on Earth. In the lobby of Interlune, a 3-foot-wide tabletop diorama shows an idyllic, ...

Lunar mining will involve autonomous robots and small human crews, requiring advanced safety protocols for remote operations and emergency response. Key hazards include lunar dust, vacuum leaks, ...

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PELLA, Iowa — With the Artemis II mission ending in success, one Iowa business is looking to take the trip into the final frontier. Vermeer Corp., out of Pella, is hoping to begin mining helium on the ...

Humanity has long considered the Moon a place of wonder and possibility. Now it’s being talked about as a potential source for one of humankind’s most unusual and valuable materials: Helium-3. Locked ...

"The high-rate excavation needed to harvest helium-3 from the moon in large quantities has never been attempted before, let alone with high efficiency." When you purchase through links on our site, we ...