• Question: Where do we get helium from?

    Asked by alan14211421 to Alessandro, Angela, Claudia, Marina, Phil on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Marina De Vos

      Marina De Vos answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Helium is part of the air around us. Extracting it from the air is rather difficult so people collect helium by drilling in to underground caverns. Helium is produced when radioactive material decays. Over time this generates pockets of helium which can be mined.

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