Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We've reported before on the idea of having a ...

While some of the balloons will livestream 360-degree video and photos, others will collect data on what happens to Earth's atmosphere during a total solar eclipse. NASA's Nationwide Eclipse ...

Few places in the solar system are better suited to a balloon than Titan. The combination of low gravity and high atmospheric density makes Saturn's largest moon ideal for a lighter than "air ...

[Becky Stern] likes to harness the power of the Sun. Most of us will immediately think of solar cells and other exotic solar energy techniques. But [Becky] shows how to make a hot air balloon ...

Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from balloons to long-lived landers.