NASA sends two balloons from Antarctica to hunt cosmic neutrinos and dark matter

• NASA will launch two scientific balloons, PUEO and GAPS, from Antarctica in early December.
• PUEO aims to study ultra-high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.
• GAPS will search for antimatter potentially linked to dark matter.
• The missions will utilize Antarctica's stable polar winds and constant sunlight for long-duration flights.
• Data from these missions could refine models of dark matter and early cosmic events.

Why It Matters: It could help understand the universe's origins and dark matter.