While everyone waits for the ball to drop in Times Square, scientists are working to send balloons up in Antarctica.
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While everyone waits for the ball to drop in Times Square, scientists are working to send balloons up in Antarctica.
Scientists in Antarctica launched a balloon-borne instrument to help them find out how the solar system was made.
CYGNSS was launched on December 15, 2016 at 13:27:21 UTC and today marks the completion of its third year on orbit. Much has happened in that time and the future looks very promising, with all eight microsatellites healthy and operating continuously in their nominal science data-taking mode. Year 1 was spent on engineering commissioning and […]
Engineer Andy Hynous and colleagues gear up for balloon launches just outside McMurdo Station, Antarctica.