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Yes and no. On one hand, satellites today are capable of incredible observations that can rival weather balloons at times. And they also cover the globe constantly, which is important.

The infamous Balloon Boy is all grown up. In 2009, when he was 6-years-old, Falcon Heene’s parents contrived an elaborate, globe-captivating hoax, all as part of a failed bid for reality show ...

Hot air balloons from several countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam, are set to converge in Tamil Nadu for this event. The event ...

Kathmandu (Nepal), Dec 18 (ANI): Nepal will host its first-ever International Balloon Festival next week in Nepal’s Pokhara. Addressing a press conference, the organisers of Balloon Nepal Pvt ...

A flotilla of hot air balloons ascended into a clear desert sky on Saturday to kick off a colorful mass ascension at the 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta By TY O'NEIL AND SUSAN ...

Hot air balloons take off Saturday during the mass ascension at the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M. Roberto E. Rosales, Associated Press ...

Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert’s ‘aerostatic globe’ balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783, Image via Library of Congress ...

FILE - A balloon presumably sent by North Korea, is seen in a paddy field in Incheon, South Korea, on June 10, 2024. North Korea launched more balloons likely carrying rubbish toward South Korea ...

North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons to South Korea again in its third such campaign since late May, the South’s military said, just days after South Korean activists floated ...