It has been a long-time dream of the human race to be able to harvest resources from other places in the solar system, but we're only now getting to a point, technologically speaking, when we can ...
A US startup is looking to our closest satellite to fill a resources gap here on Earth. Helium-3 is rare on terra firma, but is thought to be abundant in the regolith of the Moon. Interlune has now ...
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 ...
We've been at it exploring the space around us for over six decades now, but if you really think about it, we didn't get far at all. Most missions have been focused on exploration (some would even say ...
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 ...
On May 5, 2025, Interlune — a Seattle-based startup — announced a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): they’ll deliver helium-3, harvested from the moon, to Earth by 2029. The press ...
From the Moon to Earth: The Trillion-Dollar Helium-3 Frontier SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC (LH3M ...
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, ...
Scientists at the world’s largest stellarator facility, Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), have successfully generated high-energy helium-3 ions for the first time. “In the world’s largest stellarator facility, ...