Balloons in Space!
This week, hosts Jay Shaffer and Mike Lewinski discuss the potential for a G1-class solar storm and what’s visible in the night sky. The episode also delves into astronomical balloons, their scientific applications, and the citizen science projects that use them for research.
Episode Links:
Younger Dryad Impact Hypothesis articles – https://www.sciencealert.com/
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-
ASTHROS – https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Fort Sumner launches – https://towerfts.csbf.nasa.
Status and cool photo of last balloon launched from Fort Sumner –https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/
GUSTO sets NASA record for time aloft – https://www.space.com/nasa-
Worldview – commercial high altitude launch provider – https://www.worldview.space
Aerostar commercial high altitude provider sets world record for time aloft 336 days –https://aerostar.com/news/
Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project – https://eclipse.montana.edu/