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   Fraser Cain (fraser@m.universetoday.com)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 08:10:30 JST Fraser Cain

   Helium-3 is a rare isotope emitted by the Sun, and it's very scarce in the Solar System. It's estimated that there's only one He3 atom for every 2,500 He4 atoms. But solar jets can boost the amount of He3 to 10,000 times its usual concentration. ESA's Solar Orbiter mission was recently bathed in He3, recording a 200,000-fold increase of the rare isotope because it was accelerated to higher speeds than other heavier elements by a jet emerging from a coronal hole.

   https://www.swri.org/newsroom/press-releases/swri-scientists-source-solar-emissions-largest-ever-concentration-of-rare-helium-isotope

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     Sergio VDS (sergiovds@ursal.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 08:10:25 JST Sergio VDS

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     @fraser
     Wow! Now developing a project to capture H3 in solar orbit protected by Mercury’s orbit and throw the lunar H3 project in the trash.

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     Sergio VDS (sergiovds@ursal.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 08:11:44 JST Sergio VDS

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     @fraser cc @spacetdy1 this is important!