NASA's first scientific balloon flight of the 2025 Antarctica Balloon Campaign lifted off from the agency's Antarctic facility at 5:30 a.m. NZST Tuesday, Dec. 16 (11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15 U.S.

From a gas giant so light it would float like a cork (TrES-4b) to a world where it rains molten iron (WASP-76b), the universe is full of planets that shatter our imagination. This video dives into the ...

Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of ‘Matilda Bee,’ an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl ...

Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl.

This video tests a wild idea: using helium balloons to catch fish, and the results are surprisingly real. You will see the setup, the lift, and the hilarious moment the bait drifts into perfect ...

An international team including astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Center of Competence in Research PlanetS has observed giant clouds of helium escaping from the ...

Otis, Kansas, is almost smack-dab in the middle of the Sunflower State, a community of about 280 people named after the son of the man who founded the town in 1886. It has a farmers coop, post office, ...

Otis, Kansas, produces and ships helium used to inflate Macy’s parade balloons. Messer plant cools, compresses and liquefies gas used to fill more than 30 balloons. Otis plant has supplied Macy’s ...

Kicking off Thanksgiving Day for the 99th time, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will wind its way through the streets of Manhattan with its blend of floats, bands, Santa Claus and the ...

Snoopy. Bart Simpson. Betty Boop. The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will soon bring together an unrivaled cast of balloon characters, along with floats, musical acts and people of all ages — ...

Lithuania’s prime minister has said it’s “a hybrid attack” -- hundreds of weather balloons flying across the border from Belarus, causing airport chaos. But the incidents also point to a long-standing ...

Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus following “constant violations” of its airspace, the country’s foreign ministry announced Monday, at a time when European nations are on high alert for ...