Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa State University students inflate a high-altitude balloon and prepare for launch in the Howe Hall parking lot on March 23.

VAN BUREN, Mo. — A surprise visitor will welcome those going to the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) for the solar eclipse. The Smokey Bear Balloon will be making its way to Big Spring near Van ...

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

The University of Delaware research team used a sheet to protect their balloon from the strong winds while they filled it with helium. Credit: Beatrix Nowak. (Beatrix Nowak) From Philly and the Pa.

Got your eclipse glasses? The certified safe kind? You know sunglasses are not enough to protect your eyes from the sun’s intense radiation, right? Got your game plan ready? Where you’ll be on Monday, ...

The eclipse on April 8 provides a unique opportunity for students across the country to conduct science. NASA is backing a nationwide project to collect data with research balloons. The nation is just ...

âÄúWe are preparing our minds to leave the planet, and at the same time take more care of the planet,âÄù artist Tomas Saraceno said as he discussed the Museo aero solar, a giant solar balloon ...

Early spring snow clung to the tree branches surrounding the Howe Hall parking lot as a dozen Iowa State University students began filling a high-altitude balloon with hydrogen just after dawn on ...