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ASTHROS

Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths

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ASTHROS Science
ASTHROS Mission

ASTHROS is a high-altitude balloon mission for studying astrophysical phenomena. Carried by a balloon the size of a football stadium, launched over Antarctica, ASTHROS will use a cutting-edge telescope to observe wavelengths of light that aren't visible from the ground.

Type

Balloon

Launch

TBD

Target

Universe

Objective

Research stellar feedback in the Milky Way
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