Space Daily June 29, 2026 • 20:00

In 1868 astronomers found a new element in the Sun's light, named it helium for the Greek word for the Sun, and no one found a trace of it on Earth for another 27 years - Space Daily

The gas in birthday balloons was read off the Sun before anyone proved it existed on Earth, and the claim was doubted for more than a decade.

Every other chemical element on the periodic table was found first in a rock, a flame, or a jar of gas somewhere on Earth. Helium was found in the light of the Sun. During a total solar eclipse on Au… [+6753 chars]

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In 1868 astronomers found a new element in the Sun's light, named it helium for the Greek word for the Sun, and no one found a trace of it on Earth for another 27 years - Space Daily

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