A hot-air balloon caught fire and crashed in southern Brazil, killing eight people. Officials say 13 people managed to ...

The weather did not cooperate for the first ever Dairy Glow Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Launch, but the pilots were able to inflate their balloons and the people still enjoyed this event at Dairy Days.

“I’ve launched in hot air balloons, so I know what they look like. This doesn’t look like a hot air balloon, because it doesn’t have a basket.” He called 911 when he saw it Friday morning.

Oct. 5—Kelly Korreck's job is to study the sun. When there's an annular solar eclipse, she's going to be there. Korreck is the NASA program scientist who serves as head of science operations and ...

The "aerobot" balloon concept out of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory could explore Venus without falling victim to the toxic atmosphere.

The NASA-backed Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project puts students in charge of a bold scientific endeavor to study the April 8 total solar eclipse.

Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals, Santa Catarina’s military fire brigade said, adding that 21 people were on board, including the pilot.

He explained how — like the hot air balloon racers in Gregg County — the Chinese balloon could ride low-altitude wind currents to change course. “Our balloons don’t do that.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the first human hopping aboard a hot air balloon. But Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier only hovered about 85 feet above the ground, so it’s safe to say he ...

Have no fear – the balloon is not a Chinese surveillance device nor is it a wayward hot air balloon left over from last weekend’s Labor Day Lift Off in Colorado Springs.

In addition to launching and watching more than 500 hot air balloons in its mass ascensions, the annular solar eclipse will start becoming visible in the midst of the scheduled signature mass ...