EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope)
This artist's concept shows NASA's EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) scientific balloon mission, which studies exoplanets atmospheres.
NASA
October 14, 2026
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NASA's EXCITE mission is designed to study atmospheres around exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system. Following a test flight from New Mexico, it will collect observations during circumpolar long-duration scientific balloon trips.
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