A helium-filled balloon as big as a football stadium could help astronomers get high-resolution images rivaling those of the Hubble Space Telescope. Not only that, but it will also cost much less than ...
It’s a brisk December morning at Spaceport Tucson, America’s premiere (only?) dedicated launch pad for stratospheric balloons, and a small army of technicians in reflective vests is milling around on ...
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has reached new heights, both literally and figuratively, with four successful long-duration balloon flights over Antarctica, as reported by NASA. From detecting ...