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Astrophysicists Discover That Millions of Interstellar Objects Could Be Hiding in Our Solar System
A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system. Interstellar material has been found within our solar system, but ...
Tiny Solar Jet Sparks 200,000x Surge in Rare Helium-3, Stunning Scientists
A solar jet captured by the Solar Orbiter unleashed a mind-blowing 200,000-fold increase in a rare helium isotope, 3He – far ...
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The sun just leaked a huge amount of helium-3 — the rare isotope scientists want to harvest on the moon
This isotope is found at a ratio of about one per 2,500 helium-4 ions, the latter being the common version of helium.
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Scientists source solar emissions with largest-ever concentration of rare helium isotope
The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the Sun. A Southwest Research Institute-led team of scientists sought the source ...