NASA has completed a series of scientific balloon flights over Antarctica during a campaign that began in early December.

NASA completed its Antarctic balloon campaign using high-altitude balloons to study cosmic rays, anti-matter and high-energy ...

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NASA has successfully concluded its scientific balloon campaign in Antarctica, aimed at studying cosmic particles and ...

High above Antarctica, where the air is thin and the Sun circles the horizon for weeks, a fleet of giant NASA balloons has ...

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A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

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NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has reached new heights, both literally and figuratively, with four successful ...

Unusual radio waves were discovered below the surface of Antarctica over a decade ago, which follow-up studies are trying to explain.

Version 4 of MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains a bed topography and ...

Antarctica’s iceberg A‑23A displays brilliant blue meltwater pools on its surface. NASA satellites reveal its slow breakup, offering scientists vital clues about polar ice melt and climate change.