Stig Östlund

lördag, januari 10, 2015

A balloon-borne telescope successfully heads to the 'edge of space' to study the early universe





With a noise like giant flags billowing in the wind, the massive white helium balloon rose into the air and carried SPIDER, a telescope designed to investigate the origin of the universe, high above Antarctica. The successful Jan. 1 launch signaled the beginning of a roughly 20-day mission above the continent.

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