In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space
February 06, 2026
February 06, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space
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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 Dec. 20, it would travel for the next 23 days on a NASA balloon al . . .
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In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space
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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 Dec. 20, it would travel for the next 23 days on a NASA balloon al . . .