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Football stadium-sized balloons launch in Antarctica for science experiments Scientists with NASA are launching enormous balloons, the size of a football stadium, from the Antarctic ice.

NASA's Erin Reed has just arrived in Antarctica to help out with these launches, and she's on the line with us now. Thank you so much for giving us a call so soon after getting to Antarctica, Erin.

Scientists with NASA are launching enormous balloons, the size of a football stadium, from the Antarctic ice. They're carrying experiments on dark matter and other mysteries.