The first test of its solar concentrator balloons is set to launch in the next two weeks with a 1.5-megawatt installation, and a utility is slated for the first half of 2009. Martin LaMonica is a ...

The Royal Astronomical Society has introduced SuperBIT, a new balloon-based telescope that, it says, will fly to the verge edge of Earth's atmosphere to capture high-quality space images. SuperBIT is ...

TOKYO >> Japanese space startup Iwaya Giken announced Feb. 21 it will launch manned viewing balloons into the stratosphere as early as fiscal 2023. The Sapporo-based company has begun accepting ...

At first listen, Earth’s stratosphere seems calm and quiet. But when researchers launched solar-powered balloons up 70,000 feet, they detected a hidden acoustic world — including mysterious noises ...

High Hopes, a German-Israeli startup company, confirmed its new plan to clean the planet's air on Earth Day. Right now, many companies are developing various innovations that could help save Earth ...

Have you ever wished you could have your own personal satellite? One company is on a mission to put high-altitude balloons, akin to floating satellites, into the hands of space enthusiasts. Subscribe ...

WASHINGTON – A new NASA project will use more than 40 high altitude balloons to return new scientific insights about Earth’s Van Allen Belts. The type of radiation in the belts can be hazardous to ...

A group of high school students and their UNH mentors launched twin weather balloons that scraped the very edges of the Earth's atmosphere. See the story here: UNH balloon launch Make WMUR a preferred ...