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NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight – NASA Science

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NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight – NASA Science

5 min read NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight Scientists and engineers are ready to fly an infrared mission called EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) to the edge of space.  EXCITE is designed to study atmospheres around exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, during circumpolar long-duration scientific balloon flights. But first, it must complete … Read more

NASA’s GUSTO Prepares to Map Space Between the Stars – NASA Science

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NASA’s GUSTO Prepares to Map Space Between the Stars – NASA Science

In March 2017, NASA Astrophysics Division selected the Explorer Mission of Opportunity GUSTO (Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory) to measure emissions from the interstellar medium to help scientists determine the life cycle of interstellar gas by surveying a large region of our Milky Way galaxy and the Large Magellanic Cloud. The GUSTO mission is led … Read more