While helium-3 is exceedingly rare on Earth, it’s plentiful on the Moon. But getting it won’t be simple. The race to harvest ...

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, ...

Astronomers have long known that the moon and its thin outer layer of soil, called regolith, contains a bevy of potentially ...

A Seattle-based startup wants to redefine the concept of a Harvest Moon. Interlune, launched in 2020 by former Blue Origin executives, develops excavation equipment and technology to mine the moon for ...

U.S.–German partnership bridges space mining and quantum computing to build the world’s first lunar-derived quantum supply chain. SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES ...

One of the next private companies to attempt a moon landing in the new year will be the Japanese iSpace, due for a launch no earlier than January 2025. Its first attempt met with failure in April 2023 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A startup company wants to establish mining operations on the moon ...

A retired top Air Force general has warned that China is mining a rare and powerful element from the moon that could give them the upper hand in the new space race. China confirmed its plans to build ...

"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." We just got our first look at a prototype for a ...

"At $20 million a kilogram, you can put together a good business just going after He-3 for quantum computing over the next five to seven years. And that is what we are doing." Several companies firmly ...