High above the icy landscape of Earth’s southernmost continent, the Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO) scientific balloon mission has been afloat for more than 15 days since its launch from McMurdo, Antarctica, on Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. local time (Dec. 31, 1:30 a.m. EST). GUSTO is mapping a large portion of the Milky Way […]
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Astrophysics Explorers Program, GUSTO (Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory), Scientific Balloons, Wallops Flight Facility
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January 17, 2024
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