NASA's Space Day Texas to Highlight Exploration and STEM Education, While Interlune Eyes Lunar Helium-3 Mining and JILA Advances Nuclear Clock Precision

NASA will participate in Space Day Texas in March, showcasing achievements and future space exploration impacts. The event includes astronaut visits, interactive exhibits, and legislative proclamations, focusing on STEM education. NASA Johnson Space Center and partners will present Texas' space exploration blueprint. Interlune is planning to mine Helium-3 on the Moon, valued at $20M per kg, aiming to reduce collection costs. The total Helium-3 on the Moon is estimated at one million metric tons. JILA researchers are developing a nuclear clock using thorium-229, potentially more stable than atomic clocks. They've found a temperature-insensitive transition, crucial for precision timekeeping, with potential applications beyond timekeeping, including probing new physics.