In 1783, hot air balloons became the first viable option for people to explore the world from the sky. In the years since then, balloon flight technology has evolved from cloth balloons and open ...

French fighter jets shot down high-altitude balloons with air-to-air missiles in a recent test. France warned that the battle for near-space is heating up and pointed to China's spy balloon over the ...

A balloon intercepted by fighter aircraft over Utah on Friday was a "likely hobby balloon" and has since left United States airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Saturday ...

San Diego Jewish Academy recently announced the successful launch of a high-altitude weather balloon by its physics students, which traveled roughly 60 miles northeast, was in the air for two hours, ...

Wildland firefighters could have a new tool in their arsenal as they battle increasingly extreme wildfires: high-altitude balloons. Aerostar, a South Dakota-based company, has flown nearly a dozen ...

Early spring snow clung to the tree branches surrounding the Howe Hall parking lot as a dozen Iowa State University students began filling a high-altitude balloon with hydrogen just after dawn on ...

Now that hundreds of hours of work by a group of Duke University engineering students has produced the school’s first high-altitude balloon launch and some important atmospheric data, the plan is to ...

Archbishop Stepinac High School has been selected as one of just 60 winning teams nationwide in the prestigious 2025 – 2026 ...

A balloon intercepted by fighter aircraft over Utah on Friday was a "likely hobby balloon" and has since left United States airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Saturday ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Sinéad Baker Every time Sinéad publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox!