New Telescope Requires Helium the Size of a Football Field
- AKAP
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min read
A new telescope made in collaboration between Durham University, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and Toronto and Princeton universities claims it can obtain high-resolution images rivalling those from the Hubble Space Telescope. The project will use a ‘super-pressure’ balloon, which can now contain helium for several months, and carry the telescope to an altitude of 40km. The balloon will have to carry a volume of 532,000 cubic metres (around 20mmcf) which is the size of a football stadium.
