The Chinese balloon that drifted across the US last week flew far higher than passenger jets. How high and how far can they travel? In May 2002, a balloon launched from the Sanriku Balloon Centre (SBC ...

Alex Davies covers autonomous vehicles and other transportation machines for WIRED. To provide coverage over an area, Loon runs packs of five to 10 balloons. Together, they can provide an aerial mesh ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. There has been a fresh wave of balloon sightings across several ...

Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...

A tradition that Greeks have adopted for Easter is sending glowing hot-air balloons into the night sky in celebration of ...

Shiny, brightly colored balloons have long been a staple of University of Virginia graduations, with cartoon characters and glittering inflated numbers bobbing above the heads of the smiling former ...