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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The curvature of the Earth is pictured from a GoPro attached to a weather balloon launched by NIU student group Proxima Centauri Alpha. The group launched the balloon on May 3 from Huskie Stadium. (Courtesy of Proxima Centauri Alpha)

Proxima Centauri Alpha launches weather balloon into upper stratosphere

By Austin Lamb, News Editor | August 28, 2025

DeKALB – NIU student group Proxima Centauri Alpha (PCA) successfully launched a weather balloon more than 112,000 feet above DeKalb and retrieved it from an NIU alumni’s back yard. The balloon was launched at 10:30 a.m. on May 3 from Huskie Stadium...

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