On Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration closed airspace up to 18,000 feet above the El Paso International Airport in Texas, saying the restrictions would be in place for 10 days. Then, ...

Imagine if you will, a low-cost, small weapons system. It could fly stealthily into enemy territory, not being mistaken for a bomber or any kind of missile. And then it could detonate a nuclear weapon ...

NATO member Lithuania has declared a national emergency over smuggling balloons crossing into its airspace from neighboring Belarus, a key ally of Russia. "It’s clear that this emergency is being ...

A rogue weather balloon was revealed in a new report to be the mystery object that smashed into a United Airlines jet last month, shattering the windshield and showering the cockpit in glass as the ...

The cherished objects with which we surround ourselves can reveal much about us. The things we keep and use in the kitchen, especially, can conjure powerful memories: aromatic reminders of nurturing ...

A United Airlines plane had been traveling from Denver to Los Angeles on Oct. 16 when it hit an object, causing the windshield to partly shatter, a newly-released report has stated United ...

An object that struck the windshield of a United Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 8 cruising over Utah on 16 October has been identified by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a high ...

The Cartel of the Suns is old news. Long-ignored old news. However, its public damnation by Secretary of State Marco Rubio demonstrates the Trump administration is serious about protecting American ...

Lithuania’s prime minister has said it’s “a hybrid attack” -- hundreds of weather balloons flying across the border from Belarus, causing airport chaos. But the incidents also point to a long-standing ...

As one reporter later recounted of Balloonfest '86: “It was like almost a volcano when it went off" Bettmann Archive/Getty Balloonfest '86 promised to raise publicity for the still-rebounding city of ...

On a recent cleanup day in Raleigh, volunteers pulled bottles and snack wrappers from a floating trash trap. Then something brighter caught their eye: bits of burst balloons and loose ribbon, the ...

The sun was just beginning to rise over Napa Valley when the van pulled up to the towering hot air balloon. This was a bucket-list moment for Renée Horne. She and her husband had booked a ride to ...