04 October 2017
First ever Stratollite launch from Spaceport Tucson
... balloon from Spaceport Tucson this week, as the dedicated global hub for commerce and science in the stratosphere formally opened its doors to business. “The FAA recently provided a Certificate of Authorization to World View to launch Stratollite...
18 December 2020
Experiment to dim sunlight with chalk dust under review
... volcanoes whereby sulfate aerosols belched out into the stratosphere have appreciably cooled the planet. But studying how ... release up to 2 kilograms of calcium carbonate into the stratosphere and will use the SCoPEx balloon to double back to observe...
March 2021
Messier 82’s starburst magnetic highway
... beyond (see images on next page). The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) in flight ...magnetic field in this region has been investigated by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a modified 747SP aircraft...
26 October 2020
Scientists detect molecular water and cold ‘water traps’ on the Moon
... the help of a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that is equipped with a 2.7-metre reflecting telescope; the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). As its name suggests SOFIA is able to detect emission in the infrared and...
06 March 2020
Space set to generate 15,000 high-level new green jobs
...-level new “green jobs” in the UK. The projections by a former Bank of England economist feature in the Stratospheric Green Growth Report published today by UKspace. It comes as the Government recently acknowledged the transformative environmental...
June 2020
Titan’s evolving atmosphere
... a temperature inversion at the tropopause where the coldest temperatures (70K) occur, while temperatures up to 187K dominate the stratosphere. However, these thermal profiles change depending on the region and Titan’s season. Scientists have now had...
