China has been quietly upgrading its ability to float balloons in "near space," which means they can be used for intelligence gathering and to improve hypersonic weapons systems. A lot more of us are ...
Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech said Monday they want to further test the use of high-altitude balloons -- like two used in California after a series of earthquakes about ...
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 ...
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has reached new heights, both literally and figuratively, with four successful ...