High above Antarctica, two giant NASA balloons are being readied to drift along the edge of space, turning the polar sky into a laboratory for some of the hardest questions in physics. Instead of ...
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is back in Antarctica, launching two exciting balloon missions that aim to uncover some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. The missions kicked off in early December ...
A super pressure balloon with the HIWIND payload is inflated prior to launch during NASA’s 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign in Wānaka, New Zealand. Credit: NASA/Bill Rodman A super ...