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Science15,000 Years of Solar Wind in Four Hours? A Seattle Company Gives It a Go

The Sun produces helium-3, and some of it reaches the Moon in the solar wind. With no magnetic field or atmosphere to block the particles, helium-3 has accumulated in lunar soil and can be mixed below the surface when meteorite impacts churn the regolith. A Seattle company is attempting to recreate that process.

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AArs Technica★★☆☆☆2026-08-26 14:14Original

15,000 Years of Solar Wind in Four Hours? A Seattle Company Gives It a Go
15,000 Years of Solar Wind in Four Hours? A Seattle Company Gives It a GoScience