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 ...

Commercial satellite imaging is a billion-dollar industry, with large companies regularly capturing detailed images of Earth from above. Near Space Labs, a growing startup based in the Brooklyn Navy ...

WILLMAR -- The first kids to see the Earth Balloon stood with their mouths gaping open. "Oh, my gosh," one said. Others said, "Wow," or simply stared. As they took in the 20-foot inflated globe Friday ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Earth Day balloon sculpture at La Palmera Mall is a popular place to take pictures when hanging out at the mall. Devary Brooner, the owner of Balloontique, a balloon ...

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.

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 ...

A suite of scientific balloons is about to lift off from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility’s field site in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, carrying instruments that will help scientists understand ...

Have you ever seen a weather balloon pop? Most people never will, because the balloons can rise upwards of 20 miles into the atmosphere. However, amateur astronomer Michael Riffle pointed his lens to ...