Students' ballon captures earth from 35kms above NSW | ABC NEWS
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Newcastle high school students have travelled to Cobar in NSW's west to launch two high-altitude balloons into the Earth's atmosphere. Their teacher, Ben Moore, explains that the balloons, weighing 3 kilograms each, were handmade by the students and captured images and data from the outer atmosphere. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-05/students-send-high-altitude-balloon-into-earth-upper-atmosphere/106874568 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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