Balloons laden with drones flying high in the stratosphere could persistently surveil enemy forces over vast areas and even ...

Each time the moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse—darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the sun's ...

This involves metamaterial plates or 3D hollow geometries (e.g., cones, spheres, or rocket shapes) with porous sidewalls that act as Knudsen pumps: light (typically sunlight) is absorbed on one side, ...

After a series of weather-related delays and a trimester of preparation, La Jolla Country Day School third-graders launched a high-altitude balloon containing experiments and technology for the second ...

Schmid College of Science and Technology Associate Professor Joshua Fisher is a co-investigator on a groundbreaking three-year project, which, led by the stratospheric and remote sensing company Urban ...

Through the experiment, students will get to learn the science behind the solar-powered balloon, track its journey via satellite, and analyze data collected during the high-altitude flight. Through ...

Teacher Ashton Stuart says the goal is to get students excited about science - and hopefully spark an interest in a STEM career.

Wildland firefighters could have a new tool in their arsenal as they battle increasingly extreme wildfires: high-altitude balloons. Aerostar, a South Dakota-based company, has flown nearly a dozen ...

High school students in Saranac Lake designed and built a weather balloon and launched it into the atmosphere earlier this spring. A lot of work and planning went into the project up until launch day, ...

Kids and balloons are a classic. Saturday morning, the pairing reached new heights with a heavy dose of science in tow that nobody minded as area 4-Hers partnered with the geography, meteorology and ...

Schmid College of Science and Technology Associate Professor Joshua Fisher is a co-investigator on a groundbreaking three-year project funded by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. This innovative ...