GUSTO (Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory)

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GUSTO (Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory)
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Editor’s note: This story was updated to state that the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs oversees the U.S.
Posted February 26, 2024
Astrophysics Explorers Program
GUSTO (Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory)
Scientific Balloons
Wallops Flight Facility
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).
Posted January 17, 2024
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On a vast ice sheet in Antarctica, scientists and engineers are preparing a NASA experiment called GUSTO to explore the universe on a balloon. GUSTO will launch from the Ross Ice Shelf, near the U.S. National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station research base, no earlier than Dec. 21.
Posted December 18, 2023
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