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Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. But it is an ideal gas, and very light, which means it is hard for a terrestrial planet, like earth,
by thayne 3y ago
Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. But it is an ideal gas, and very light, which means it is hard for a terrestrial planet, like earth, to retain it. Unfortunately bringing helium to earth from the gas planets isn't really economically viable.
Helium is also a byproduct of both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Although I don't know how viable it is to capture it.