The Chinese balloon that drifted across the US last week flew far higher than passenger jets. How high and how far can they travel? In May 2002, a balloon launched from the Sanriku Balloon Centre (SBC ...

Senate Bill 452 would ban the intentional release of balloons and require CT retailers to attach weights to balloons sold.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. There has been a fresh wave of balloon sightings across several ...

Environmental advocates are celebrating in Laguna Beach — but it won't be with balloons. The hilly seaside city known for stunning ocean views and rolling bluffs is banning the sale and public use of ...

The intentional release of balloons would be prohibited and subject to $20 fines, under legislation that passed the state ...

Missing Party City? You can now buy the company's colorful balloons and party supplies inside some Staples locations. Here's ...

While China has insisted a white orb that floated across the continental United States last week was a wayward weather balloon, officials in Washington, DC, have said the balloon was a spying device ...

Alex Davies covers autonomous vehicles and other transportation machines for WIRED. To provide coverage over an area, Loon runs packs of five to 10 balloons. Together, they can provide an aerial mesh ...

Shiny, brightly colored balloons have long been a staple of University of Virginia graduations, with cartoon characters and glittering inflated numbers bobbing above the heads of the smiling former ...

After 16 weeks in an industrial compost heap, we unearthed blue and white balloons and found them totally unscathed. The knots we spent hours painstakingly tying by hand more than four months ago were ...