On the Moon, well, that's a different story. With no magnetic field to stop it, helium-3 landed on the surface over the eons, driven by solar wind, and got trapped in the upper layer of regolith.

Interlune is betting that lunar helium-3, which is produced when charged particles from the sun hit moon dirt, will become a cheaper source — and a source of revenue for the startup. The ...

Helium-3 can be used for applications ranging from quantum computing to security screening to fusion energy production. But it’s rare on Earth: Interlune has pegged the commercial price of ...

Interlune hopes to mine the rare helium-3 isotope from the lunar surface. Customers are already lining up, including the U.S. government.

Helium-3, an isotope of helium, is extremely scarce on Earth but abundant on the Moon. The government and industry have been seeking a new and scalable source of helium-3 since the U.S. government ...