The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA Sweden’s long-term science balloon operation is expected to begin in mid-May 2024. to send 4 large science balloons to carry out scientific missions It will be launched from the Swedish Space Corporation’s Esrange space center, located north of the Arctic Circle. near Kiruna, Sweden

Choosing the S-Range Space Center Because it is located in a large area. There is no crowd. It is a polar region that is clear throughout the summer. Scientists believe that the balloon will be able to move for a long time under the sunlight in the polar regions. Also, the conditions of the launch speed and winds from the stratosphere This will make the conditions of the movement of the balloon excellent for collecting scientific data for several days. During the balloon flight from Sweden to northern Canada

The mission of these balloons is to measure high-energy light isotopes that help determine the age of cosmic rays in our Milky Way galaxy. Create high-resolution X-ray images of the polar atmosphere. It will take high-resolution images of the Sun’s surface, and a balloon-mounted telescope will look at galactic black holes and the origins of neutron stars. To gain a new understanding of how these objects accelerate electrons and emit X-rays, etc., this activity will continue until the beginning of July 2024.

Credit: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research