Across the globe, numerous UFO sightings have captivated imaginations and sparked debate. From Kenneth Arnold's initial ...

Whether you’re a believer or skeptic, World UFO Day on July 2 is an occasion to ponder unexplained phenomena seen over the ...

Sounding balloons have proven to be a very effective low-cost method to bring scientific and commercial payloads to the near-space environment. In the frame of our ongoing effort towards the ...

Charlie McCullagh (center) as Larry Walters in 42 Balloons at Chicago Shakespeare Theater Credit: Kyle Flubacker It’s not often I feel as thoroughly divided about a show from one act to the next ...

We've lost some key observations out of our upper-air weather balloon sounding network and ocean observations, and losing those could well diminish forecast model skill for hurricane threats later ...

We've lost some key observations out of our upper-air weather balloon sounding network and ocean observations, and losing those could well diminish forecast model skill for hurricane threats later ...

Efforts to speed up insurance claims during this year’s hurricane season could get a boost from some flying robots attached to stratospheric balloons. A company called Near Space Labs builds and ...

Weather balloons launched overnight show that there is a temperature "lid" in the atmosphere about 5,000 to 6,000 feet up. This lid keeps clouds from growing very tall, which means there won’t ...

It rained sharks in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, last month after a small hammerhead shark fell from the sky and interrupted a local disc golf game. The unexpected disc golf hazard was actually a ...