Near Space Labs, a Brooklyn, New York-based startup, invented "Swifts," or stratospheric, AI-enabled robotic cameras that fly on weather balloons. Space Labs is using Swifts to assess property risk, ...

Photography student Tom Liggett sent film to 120,000 ft in a hot-air balloon, capturing images of cosmic radiation ...

Physicists at the University of Massachusetts Lowell developed a camera launched high into the atmosphere on a balloon early this month that will be used to help scientists develop theories about how ...

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Mission ODYSSEY will film the solar eclipse from the stratosphere on August 12, 2026, using an 11K camera, aiming to recreate ...

A group of sixth graders from Bowling Green, KY, with support from family and funding taken care of by backers on Kickstarter.com, have successfully sent a payload to the edge of space and taken a ...

French fighter jets shot down high-altitude balloons with air-to-air missiles in a recent test. France warned that the battle for near-space is heating up and pointed to China's spy balloon over the ...

Cheaper than satellites and more versatile than ground towers, Red Balloon Aerospace's Super Pressure Balloon promises to ...

The task for insurance adjusters is enormous in the wake of back to back hurricanes Helene and Milton, which caused catastrophic damage across several southern states. For decades, these adjusters ...