TIL you can add balloons, glitter, and lasers to iMessages
Text messages are among the most utilitarian communication formats. Senders get a small window to type a brief note or load images–and it’s designed to…
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Google Pioneered Stratospheric Loon Balloons. Was China Watching?
Alphabet pulled the plug on Loon in early 2021. It was a business decision, not a reflection on the technology—basically, its mission became moot as remote…
Spy balloons: Modern technology has given these old-fashioned eyes in the sky a new lease of life
The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft. Planes…
The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find
The White House says that China has been working on a balloon surveillance initiative in recent years “that it has used to violate the sovereignty of the US…
The Chinese Spy Balloon Shows the Downsides of Spy Balloons
On Friday, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was canceling a high-profile diplomatic visit to Beijing following the discovery of a…
This startup is sharing high-res images of Earth taken from high-altitude balloons
Near Space LabsYou may have heard about how organizations use satellites and drones to capture useful images of the Earth -- high-resolution pictures…
How balloons could one day detect quakes on Venus
The balloon was floating over the Pacific Ocean when the first sound waves hit. For 11 seconds, a tiny device dangling beneath the large,…
Drones may replace weather balloons soon
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New Delhi, June 8India is set to deploy drones to gather…
India May Soon Replace Weather Balloons Sensors With Drones to Collect Atmospheric Data
India is set to deploy drones to gather atmospheric data that is currently collated by sending sensors through weather balloons released from at least 550…
Telescopes on balloons could be a game-changer for astronomy
When you think of innovative new space launch concepts, you likely think of rockets like SpaceX’s Starship or NASA’s Space Launch System carrying…