Some weather balloon launches have been suspended because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service.

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wānaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the ...

Optimistic's latex balloon, which was about 10 feet high and 10 feet wide, was filled with helium from a tank. During the first launch attempt, there wasn’t enough helium to get it going. On the ...

Helium is the only lifting gas which ... and half lighter-than-air balloon, the Phoenix had its first test flight in March 2019, when it flew 120 meters (394 feet). Its creators hope it can ...

Michelle Koleas co-owns Hico with her husband, a balloon wholesale store in St. Charles, which provides balloons, accessories and helium to stores in the St. Louis area and nationwide. She noticed her ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A large balloon used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance along the Texas border broke ...

A large balloon used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance ... The hull of the aerostat consists of an upper chamber filled with helium, and the lower chamber is a pressurized air ...

Valley residents are urged to tether balloons if using outside, and puncture when done to release the helium. If balloons do get caught in power lines, residents are urged to call NV Energy ...

Though sales come and go, a study by Expedia in 2025 found the cheapest day to book flights is Sunday. However, the savings aren’t as significant as one might hope: Booking Sunday rather than ...

What makes this material remarkable is its ability to maintain superelasticity across an extreme temperature range — from -269°C (the temperature of liquid helium) to +127°C (above the boiling point ...

Maybe it was the idea of reducing emissions in the air travel sector, or maybe just the private jet-style interior, but I ...

Our planet’s core is made mostly of iron, but it might also contain primordial helium that formed just after the Big Bang. Helium normally has trouble bonding with other elements, but ...