British scientists have helped capture mesmerising photographs of galaxies using a balloon the size of a football stadium. A £4.1million balloon-borne telescope was successfully launched from Wānaka Airport, on Sunday, thanks to Durham University and an international team of astronomers. The Superpressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope - known as SuperBIT - was sent out on a 100-day mission to investigate the mystery of dark matter.
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