"High-Altitude Balloons to Livestream 2024 Solar Eclipse"
TL;DR
On April 8, eclipse day, hundreds of student teams across the U.S. will release research balloons into the path of the eclipse to study the atmosphere as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project backed by NASA. The balloons will carry scientific instruments to make unique atmospheric measurements during the eclipse, providing students with valuable hands-on experience and a glimpse into potential careers in aerospace.
- Research balloons will watch the total solar eclipse from above NPR
- Solar eclipse 2024: How and when to watch the event | 13newsnow.com 13newsnow.com WVEC
- UMaine to livestream total solar eclipse with high-altitude weather balloon Maine Public
- Bridgeport U students go to Texas for NASA science project on eclipse CT Insider
- In the solar eclipse's shadow, hundreds of students will launch balloons for NASA Boise State Public Radio
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