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| Subject: NASA is launching massive balloons that contain bacteria during the eclipse Mon Aug 21, 2017 11:31 am | |
| NASA is launching massive balloons that contain bacteria during the eclipse:MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY IS SPEARHEADING THIS RESEARCH AS THEY ARE ACUTELY FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME TEMPERATURE RESILIENT BACTERIA IN THE WORLD,COURTESY OF YELLOWSTONENASA is launching massive balloons that contain bacteria during the eclipse Montana State University Eclipse Ballooning Project team members Garrett Hilton, left, Katherine Lee, Berk Knighton and Micaela Moreni prepare to launch a high-altitude balloon during a test flight Wednesday, June 22, 2017 near Rexburg, Idaho.Editor’s note: All sources (as always) are at the very bottom of this piece below “About the Founder.” We use the footnote system and are proud of the awards our site wins for accuracy, despite our funny name (Remember, Google and Yahoo were once thought funny too). Thanks to our millions of readers who support us and enjoy.On Monday there will be a total solar eclipse for many across the U.S. to enjoy and as long as you don’t look directly at the sun you should be totally fine. And, if you are lucky enough to be in the path of Montana State University students, you might get an extra show: in a collaboration with NASA, researchers at MSU plan to launch high-altitude balloons in 25 locations across the total eclipse path, from Oregon to South Carolina.1 |
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