Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, Nanjing University of China, and the National Institute for Materials Science of Japan have developed a ...

The massive stratospheric balloon, measuring about 9 feet in diameter and 40 feet long, was launched outside San Luis, Colo., on Jan. 14 by Urban Sky. This aerospace company operates stratospheric ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Anderton, Kansas City-based science reporter and graphic artist. At just 14, Miles Wu of New York City has proven that a ...

Kicking off Thanksgiving Day for the 99th time, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will wind its way through the streets of Manhattan with its blend of floats, bands, Santa Claus and the ...

A rogue weather balloon was revealed in a new report to be the mystery object that smashed into a United Airlines jet last month, shattering the windshield and showering the cockpit in glass as the ...

Snoopy. Bart Simpson. Betty Boop. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will soon bring together an unrivaled cast of balloon characters, along with floats, musical acts and people of all ages — ...

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On a recent cleanup day in Raleigh, volunteers pulled bottles and snack wrappers from a floating trash trap. Then something brighter caught their eye: bits of burst balloons and loose ribbon, the ...

The mysterious impact of a United Airlines aircraft in flight last week has sparked plenty of theories as to its cause, from space debris to high-flying birds. However the question of what happened to ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado is no stranger to strange objects floating or flying across the sky (remember “Balloon Boy” from October 2009?), and many residents wanted answers for a strange balloon seen ...