• @TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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        43 months ago

        But it is difficult to acquire here on earth.

        As uranium and thorium naturally decay underground, they produce some helium as well. That’s why you can literally make a helium mine. On earth it’s also a finite resource, because once released into the atmosphere, it will eventually escape the atmosphere and end up in space.