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ASTHROS

NASA’s Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS) is a future high-altitude balloon mission studying stellar feedback and star-forming regions with a submillimeter telescope.

ASTHROS
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Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengthsASTHROS Mission
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ASTHROS
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Description
NASA’s Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS) is a future high-altitude balloon mission studying stellar feedback and star-forming regions with a submillimeter telescope.
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Approximately 40 km altitude in the Antarctic stratosphere for far-infrared observations of stellar feedback, star-forming regions, and protoplanetary material
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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/asthros/

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August 13, 2026 at 19:23:53 UTC
Updated Time
August 22, 2026 at 12:20:13 UTC
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