Study Finds Liquid Nitrogen Cleans Lunar Dust, Potential Source of Helium May Lie Underground
A recent study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has revealed that liquid nitrogen can be used to clean lunar dust, potentially opening up a new source of helium on the moon. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggest that liquid nitrogen could be used to extract helium from lunar regolith, the layer of dust and rock that covers the moon’s surface. The study was conducted by a team of scientists from UCF’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, who used a