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TIL Helium was detected on the sun before it was detected on Earth. That's why it was named for Helios, the Greek god of the sun. (blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk)

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[-] ech@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

SciShow has a pretty good video on this whole discovery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcfF40CPdl0

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