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This Viral TikTok Balloon Game Just Got a Full-on Championship
A simple childhood game played around the world has gone pro.
Earth Microbes Can Survive on the Surface of Mars, Study Suggests
Microbes took a balloon to the stratosphere, where some of them proved resilient to Mars-like conditions.
A Balloon Above Antarctica Found Signals That May Lead to New Physics
A new study deepens the mystery behind two possible detections of rare cosmic particles.
Artist Jan Hakon Erichsen Explains His Balloon Popping/Pasta Breaking Instagram Videos
“You should really, really, not try this at home.”
These Electric Blue Clouds Are Made from Ice Crystals and Meteor Debris
NASA’s PMC Turbo mission captured new views of polar mesospheric clouds from a five-day balloon flight over the Arctic.
A Bomb Squad Blew Up a University Student Science Project
Encased in Styrofoam, the ozone-measuring instrument landed on Redwood Road in Castro Valley.
Spiders Can Fly Thousands of Miles With Electric Power
For the first time, scientists have empirically verified electricity’s role in the ballooning abilities of spiders.
Chemtrails conspiracy theorists are sending death threats to climate scientists
Scientists are about to test technology that could reduce global warming. But conspiracy theorists are sending them death threats.
Yang Maoyuan Turns Animal Hides into Surreal Balloon Taxidermy
The Beijing-based artist constructs controversial spherical sculptures.
Click On This Website to Blow Up Real Life Balloons
Pop balloons in a Dutch artist’s studio in real time with your clicks.
Artist Manipulates a Universe of Light and Sound with a Single Balloon
It's amazing what you can accomplish with just a balloon and an array of audiovisual sensors.
The True Story of Penn & Teller in Space
LA timelapse filmmaker Colin Rich explains the why the dubious duo seemed to be plummeting from the upper atmosphere.