A special exemption allowed a NASA-funded weather balloon to launch as planned Oct. 1, despite the ongoing government shutdown that began that day. But news about the balloon, and an exoplanet-hunting ...

A super pressure balloon with the HIWIND payload is inflated prior to launch during NASA’s 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign in Wānaka, New Zealand. Credit: NASA/Bill Rodman A super ...

In Palestine, mammoth balloons are assembled at a NASA complex nestled off a two-lane country road. These balloons can inflate to the size of a football stadium and rise to altitudes where the sky ...

A large piece of NASA research equipment came down on a family farm in West Texas this week. The Walter family was at home Thursday when they saw a huge parachute in the sky. They took photos and ...

Ron Rinehart recalled that as a child "my ticket into science was my library card." Now he's helping Oregon school kids punch a ticket that's lighter than air: a helium-filled balloon lofting an ...

In fall 2024, NASA developed and tested a 3D-printed antenna to demonstrate a low-cost capability to communicate science data to Earth. The antenna, tested in flight using an atmospheric weather ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Hey, kids! Need a nifty science fair project? Neal Brown wants to lift your ideas to new heights. The former rocket range manager and Alaska Space Grant Program director is a ...