No, this isn’t a secret UFO installation. It’s a natural underground gas tank that contains over a billion cubic meters of helium, important in many industrial processes, located under America ...

Helium is used to pressurize fuel tanks, ... The government said that first-quarter gross domestic product fell by 0.5%, more than economists had predicted. Tim Smart June 26, 2025.

Worldwide helium deficit. Rising petrol prices has been the hot topic of late, but while the world has been distracted, another gas shortage has crept up on us - a worldwide helium deficit.

Balloon Time on Nov. 22, 2023, recalled 121,100 mini helium tanks because the gas may leak into the cap causing it to become a projectile, according to an announcement with the U.S. Consumer ...

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With a momentary hiss of gas escaping a canister, the limp red balloon suddenly came to life, filled with helium. After a practiced twirl of her fingers, Anastasia Bukhiyeva, an employee at a party… ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of more than 121,000 Balloon Time mini helium tanks. The gas can escape and cause the plastic cap to shoot off, potentially hurting someone.

As fuel and oxidiser are burned in the rocket’s engines, helium fills the resulting empty space in the tanks, maintaining the overall pressure inside. Because it is non-reactive, it can safely ...