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science-and-technology2 years ago•4 min saved

"NASA's Bold Retrieval: Recovering Dark Matter Data with Raspberry Pi-Powered Airdrop Systems"

Scientists at the University of Sydney have successfully recovered gigabytes of data from a NASA mission to map dark matter around galaxy clusters using a new recovery system. The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) was launched from New Zealand and damaged upon landing in Argentina. However, two Data Recovery System packages containing the mission's information were safely retrieved. The study provides instructions to build the recovery system and highlights its importance in salvaging data in worst-case scenarios. The success of the system has led NASA to consider producing similar packages for future science missions.

via SciTechDaily|

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science-and-astronomy2 years ago•4 min saved

Balloon-borne telescope captures space images, revealing secrets of dark matter.

The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT), a balloon-based telescope, has captured its first images of the cosmos from the edge of space, including the Tarantula Nebula and the Antennae galaxies. SuperBIT aims to capture images of galaxies in the visible-to-near ultraviolet light spectrum and investigate dark matter using gravitational lensing. The telescope can circumnavigate the globe at an altitude of around 21 miles above over 99.5% of Earth’s atmosphere for 100 days, providing a clearer view of light that has traveled billions of years from galaxies in the distant and early universe.

via Space.com|

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