A “lighter-than-air” high-altitude balloon flew over Moab and into Southwest Colorado Monday morning, April 22 on its way to ...

Over the last several weeks, KHON2 received numerous calls and e-mails about a balloon flying high over Oahu and Molokai.

Stratospheric balloon company Sceye recently completed a feat that heralds the increased use of a new layer of the atmosphere for human exploration, the company told Axios exclusively. Why it ...

He emphasizes that stratospheric balloons are merely the first in a series of challenges, as even more significant problems may arise from other devices flying at such high altitudes, particularly ...

To this end, Loon used NOAA-provided wind data for the stratosphere (starting between 10 and 20 km altitude). Each balloon would be directed to a layer where the air current was headed in the ...

At first the competition took peaceful forms, not so much with airplanes as with high-altitude “stratostat” (stratospheric balloon) records. This was a race for the stratosphere actually ...

The balloon will lift a pressurized capsule carrying ... offering a unique way to reach the stratosphere. The flight, organized by Space Perspective, will be their first commercial trip.

This was the carriage of a homemade weather balloon that had risen 21 miles into the stratosphere and drifted 25 miles east. View from the stratosphere from Brian Cleaver's weather balloon.

UTSUNOMIYA--Demand is rising for a funeral service that scatters the ashes of loved ones high into the stratosphere, as some in Japan turn to alternative ways to dispose of remains. The balloon ...