NASA's Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable space ...

Hail is a leading cause of storm damage in the U.S. Researchers chased dozens of thunderstorms, hoping to unravel the ...

It’s the most talked-about weather balloon launch for a reason. A storm nearly derailed the flight, but the balloon climbed ...

The Hot Air Jubilee is a nonprofit event run by volunteers, with food vendors, kids’ activities, and craft booths adding to ...

Area 4-Hers partnered with the meteorology department of Valparaiso University to launch a weather balloon in the name of ...

Steve Gonzales of Glendale put his life on the line for our country. He was exposed to Agent Orange and now has serious respiratory challenges and relies on oxygen.

He relies on electricity for oxygen to help him stay alive. Weather balloon flights are one tool the Salt River Project (SRP) uses to determine how much power is needed for the grid.

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 ...

The 35th annual Ashland BalloonFest's first night fell victim to Ohio's sopping weather. But more remains through the weekend.

National Weather Service branches around the US launch two weather balloons every day, sometimes three. This adds up to more than 80,000 balloons each year. It stands to reason, then, that these ...

Chief Meteorologist Carson Vickroy sat down with Ross Hays, who works as a meteorologist at the NASA Columbia Balloon Facility in Palestine. The two discussed Ross's career in weather, the process of ...

South Dakota's three National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices are short of staff and sending up fewer weather balloons that gather important data in response to federal budget cuts and ...