Our next story takes us to the ice of Antarctica, where NASA scientists are launching gigantic balloons that will rise up way into the stratosphere, to near space. Some of these balloons are so big ...

Watch a science experiment showing how balloons can float using methane and hydrogen instead of helium. See how hydrogen is created with a simple chemical reaction, inflating balloons that rise into ...

NASA and the National Science Foundation have achieved a new milestone in conducting scientific observations from balloons, by launching and operating three long-duration flights within a single ...

NASA’s first 2026 Fort Sumner scientific balloon, the Salter test flight, reached 123,000 feet in a 4-hour, 8-minute mission.

A WashU team launched the Dilution Refrigerator Transition Edge Sensor (DR-TES) mission on Sept. 24 from NASA's scientific balloon facility in Fort Sumner, N.M. The mission is testing a sophisticated ...

Angela Des Jardins never actually saw the alleged Chinese spy balloon when it made an appearance over Montana earlier this month. "It was over Billings, which is a couple hours east of here," says Des ...

Cut the plastic bottle in half using an art knife and scissors – recommending that an adult help with this part. You can dispose of the bottom half of the bottle, as we will only be utilising the top ...