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NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight

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Editor’s note: EXCITE successfully launched at 9:22 a.m. EDT (7:22 a.m. MDT) Saturday, Aug. 31. The balloon and payload reached…

Article2 months ago
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NASA’s GUSTO Prepares to Map Space Between the Stars

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Editor’s Note: The GUSTO mission successfully launched on a scientific balloon from Antarctica Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. local time (Dec.…

Article11 months ago
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Dust in the Stellar Wind: A Cosmological Primer

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The handsome Horsehead Nebula, rearing up against glowing red gas, is sculpted from dust. Like many of the most iconic…

Article2 years ago