The #2 weather balloon mission took a fun turn with a serious question: how do snacks hold up in near-space? From freezing ...

Every day, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service launches weather balloons from 102 sites to help with weather forecasting. The attached radiosondes land in… ...

More than two dozen of these will lift off over Allegany County starting Friday night—weather permitting. And the view?

Here's what you can and cannot bring to Balloon Fiesta Park. Skip to content. ... NO FIREARMS, NO WEAPONS. THAT’S KIND OF LIKE THE SAME AS WE DO WITH EVERY LARGE EVENT. ANOTHER NEW SAFETY MEASURE.

Volunteers prepare for Jackson's Hot Air Jubilee as colorful balloons take to the skies this week, leading up to the weekend ...

Each cubic foot in a hot air balloon can lift about 7 grams. To lift 1,000 pounds, you would need 65,000 cubic feet of hot air, which is part of why hot air balloons are so big, according to an ...