In 1824, Michael Faraday created what would become the modern-day balloon. By the 1950s, the pliable, skinny balloon was well on its way to becoming a staple at kids’ parties and carnivals. More ...

World View Enterprises Inc., a Tucson, Ariz., company that says it has launched more than 120 high-altitude balloon missions in the last decade, rigs balloons with cameras to inspect natural-gas ...

Hey Ray: Weather balloons PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The weather down here on Earth's surface can be dependent on what is going on way up high in our atmosphere. We take measurements miles up with the ...

They have been used in more basic forms as far back as the Napoleonic Wars, but even with the availability of satellites, experts believe spy balloons and other high-altitude aircraft will play a ...

All you have to do is take a white canvas, and fill balloons with different colours, and let your wilder side run (or splash). You can throw these on the sheet and create a riot of colours.

Balloon Museum is essentially a grabby name for what you might call an exhibition of inflatable art, but might also call a playground with pretensions.

Swindon's air balloon festival will be taking place at Lydiard Park on 4 and 5 July. Around 30 balloons are expected, including some in unusual shapes like aliens and snakes, and the event will ...