Elon Musk’s latest brainstorm is to use a giant party balloon to land his returning rockets gently onto a bouncy house. (Yes, he’s serious)
Helium balloon launch from Antarctica this Sunday
It’s quite possibly the most unbelievable and incredible helium balloon launch on Earth, and it’s happening in just two days!
Helium was discovered during a total solar eclipse
By now you must know about the event happening on August 21, but did you know that helium was discovered during a total solar eclipse?
Nuclear fusion is how the sun can make helium
The looming solar eclipse has us excited about the sun lately, so we thought we’d dive into how it uses nuclear fusion to make helium.
Group to circle Earth with low-altitude helium balloon
A private Manchester group is getting closer to their ambitious goal — to circumnavigate the globe with a low-altitude helium balloon.
Helium weather balloons to live stream rare solar eclipse
In two months, helium weather balloons will live stream an event we haven’t seen in nearly a century: A solar eclipse across the United States.
Warm Neptune — Planet found with water, helium atmosphere
NASA says the planet nicknamed “Warm Neptune” has water and a hydrogen and helium atmosphere. But, how do you find helium 437 light years away?
Discovery of antihelium – a story still being written
It sounds like a villain of a nerdy superhero of the elements, but antihelium is a very real and very weird thing. And we keep finding it.
Can we make helium?
Every few years you’ll hear about a helium shortage and that the world is running out. One of the questions we hear is, “Can we make helium?”
Helium imaging used to measure cystic fibrosis treatment
A new technique developed by Talissa Altes, MD uses helium imaging to see how the treatment for cystic fibrosis is working in different patients.