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 ...

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

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NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news reports got a little confused. When you purchase through links on our site ...