A special exemption allowed a NASA-funded weather balloon to launch as planned Oct. 1, despite the ongoing government shutdown that began that day. But news about the balloon, and an exoplanet-hunting ...

An astronomical telescope designed to complement the aging Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New Zealand's south island on April 16 2023. But as a sphere the size of a football stadium rose ...

The first possible launch date is today Monday 22 May, in the afternoon. BEXUS (Balloon EXperiment for University Students) is a yearly recurring experimental stratospheric balloon flight involving ...

In this short video, I walk you through a simple balloon rocket experiment that is perfect for the classroom or home. Using just yarn, a straw, tape, and a balloon, I show step by step how to set up ...

In the years since then, balloon flight technology has evolved from cloth balloons and open baskets to polyethylene balloons and metal pressurized gondolas that allow for high-altitude atmospheric ...

Fifty-five students from 11 government middle schools in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district participated in Project Uyarvu, ...