S o many programs are being cut and reconfigured as the sitting Republican cabinet slashes budgets and spending. In the mix, ...

In general, "balloon researchers are careful to follow airspace and other government regulations," says Joan Alexander, a senior scientist with NorthWest Research Associates, a scientific research ...

In general, "balloon researchers are careful to follow airspace and other government regulations," says Joan Alexander, a senior scientist with NorthWest Research Associates, a scientific research ...

How the U.S. may have popped the balloon on scientific education and research President Biden says the aerial objects shot down over the U.S. may have been scientific balloons. Some researchers ...

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said Thursday that three unidentified flying objects shot down last weekend over North American airspace were "most likely" balloons tied to private companies or ...

Thousands mistook a U.S. research balloon for the alleged Chinese spy balloon traversing the U.S., briefly making it the most tracked aircraft in the world. FlightRadar24, an aircraft tracking ...

Weather and research balloons fly very high in the atmosphere, as much as 100,000 feet above the ground — more than twice the height of commercial airlines, which typically cruise at 40,000 to ...

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Two senators are introducing legislation Wednesday to mandate tracking systems on high-altitude weather and research balloons to help the U.S. military ...

A standard research tool from the United States became the most-tracked aircraft on FlightRadar24. Thousands mistook it for the suspected Chinese spy balloon that has gripped global attention.

But the spy balloon was higher, at about 60,000 feet. Mark Lewis, the former chief scientist of the Air Force, said that is “a sweet spot” for reconnaissance balloons.

Angela Des Jardins never actually saw the alleged Chinese spy balloon when it made an appearance over Montana earlier this month. "It was over Billings, which is a couple hours east of here," says Des ...