Lunar exploration could soon take on a new dimension with the extraction of a rare resource: helium-3. Several space companies are considering transforming our satellite into a mining site, but the ...

SpaceX has scuttled Monday's planned Falcon 9 rocket launch of a Dragon Cargo capsule destined for the International Space Station due to a helium leak in the rocket, NASA said Monday afternoon — just ...

Helium is slipping into a new era of scarcity just as the world leans on it more heavily for medicine, microchips and spaceflight. At the same time, geologists are uncovering clues that very old rocks ...

NASA fully fueled its Artemis 2 moon rocket during a crucial test today (Feb. 2) but had to pause the operation twice due to leaks. Will the agency still try to launch on Feb. 8?