A new study has provided precise atomic data that shed light on the impact of charged ions from coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ...

Using Spektr-RG and Chandra space observatories, Chinese astronomers have investigated a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC ...

A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon to extract a rare isotope needed for future quantum ...

Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

This allowed them to conduct more direct measurements such as secondary ion mass spectrometry to confirm the presence of helium. ‘Once you detect helium in a secondary ion mass spectrum there’s no ...

Normal helium, which is 700,000 times more common ... This artificially colored image made using a technique called secondary ion mass spectrometry shows the iron sample following intense heat ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.