Nearly 4,000 households lost power in Southern California this week. The culprit? A shiny balloon, utility officials say. "We have thousands of these outages every year — it's a big problem," a ...

Alex Davies covers autonomous vehicles and other transportation machines for WIRED. To provide coverage over an area, Loon runs packs of five to 10 balloons. Together, they can provide an aerial mesh ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. There has been a fresh wave of balloon sightings across several ...

The Chinese balloon that drifted across the US last week flew far higher than passenger jets. How high and how far can they travel? In May 2002, a balloon launched from the Sanriku Balloon Centre (SBC ...

In 2026, organizations pivot to sustainable, custom-printed balloons to drive high-impact branding, social media reach, ...

Officials with the City of Altus have issued a warning about mylar balloons and their unexpected impact.

Thousands of residents woke up without power in the North Myrtle Beach area. Santee Cooper released the cause of the outage.