NASA to launch football field-sized balloon with telescope over Antarctica in new mission - Republic World

NASA's new mission is named ASTHROS and is targeted for launch no earlier than December 2023 from the agency's Long Duration Balloon Facility in Antarctica.

NASA has announced a new mission wherein it would launch a balloon bigger than a football field to send a new telescope over the South Pole. Named ASTHROS (Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for Hi… [+2691 chars]

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