CANBERRA, Australia – A 65-year-old Russian adventurer was battling sleep deprivation, freezing temperatures and ice in his oxygen mask but was ahead of schedule for his record attempt to fly solo in ...

Google's Project Loon to float global internet in high-atmospheric balloons sounded far-fetched, but the floating web platform is already circling the globe an update from the team reveals. Tests of ...

Artist Doug Aitken designed his hot air balloon to draw attention, covering it with a reflective surface so it’d distort the surrounding world as if a hovering, melon-shaped funhouse mirror. So when ...

We’ve reported on “space” balloons before. Heck, some of us have even launched a few. Usually they go way up in the air, take some cool pictures, and land within driving (and retrieving) distance the ...

A hot air balloon made famous by the BBC could fly at a town's revamped balloon festival, if restoration work goes to plan. The orange and red globe was seen on BBC One's idents for five years until ...

What is it with men and big balloons? Every other month, it seems, some man is trying to circle the planet on helium and hot air. We are treated to their hourly escapades. High winds over the Sahara!

NASA doesn’t just launch rockets. It also launches balloons. And a high-tech NASA balloon is currently traveling in the winds of the stratosphere in the Southern Hemisphere. The space agency launched ...

Trevor Macduff (KS1LAS) is a high school teacher in Tri-Cities and founder of nonprofit SILAS Education. Has been connecting with educators, STEM leaders, and amateur radio gurus all over the world to ...

Google’s Project Loon, the effort to bring Internet connectivity to more remote areas using a network of hot air balloons, has racked up an impressive achievement – going around the world in just 22 ...

There is an astonishing reminder early on in director John Dower’s spirited documentary, “The Balloonists,” a crowd-pleaser for Jules Verne fans and adventure lovers alike. There are only 66 short ...