Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

3D printers will make the tools, structures and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment. They will enable long-term human presence on the Moon and Mars.

Steel and aluminum are ubiquitous in Americans' lives. Here’s a look at some of the industries and products that rely on them.

Donald Trump is targeting Ukraine's rare earths. But he's missing a trick in Australia, which has established production and ...

The era of "big oil" has passed its zenith; welcome to the era of "big shovels." This statement, published on the World ...

The Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies of the Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center (the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) has developed methods to produce pure materials that ...

The war in Ukraine may or may not be winding down with ongoing US/Russian negotiations, but this leads to a key question: ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry’s biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids. NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids, like ...

Scandium is found in most rare-earth element and uranium minerals, but only a few plants worldwide extract it. The metal is used in aluminum-scandium alloys for aerospace components and sports ...

MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russian aluminium producer Rusal (RUAL.MM), opens new tab said on Thursday it is setting up a 1.5 tonne-a-year production facility for the rare-earth metal scandium ...

NASA says Earth is in the clear from asteroid 2024 YR4, which previously had a small chance of hitting our planet in 2032. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...