NASA’s super balloon captures stunning images of distant galaxiesBy Andrew Wulfeck, FOX Weather
April 28, 2023
A football field-sized super balloon floating through the stratosphere with a high-tech telescope is taking stunning images of distant galaxies that NASA is sharing with stargazers.
The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) launched from New Zealand on April 16 and, on the first ten days of its mission, made a giant loop around the world’s South Pole.
Newly released photos show what are known as the Antennae Galaxies and the Tarantula Nebula.
NASA says the galaxies are in the process of colliding some 60 million light-years away from Earth, and the nebula is much closer at only 161,000 light-years away.
The Tarantula Nebula is thought to be the largest star-forming region of the galaxies that are nearest to our Milky Way.
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https://nypost.com/2023/04/28/nasas-super-balloon-captures-stunning-images-of-distant-galaxies/
