While it may be one of the most photographed events in the world, there aren’t any movies based on the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. One ...

The A-12 Archangel was the fastest plane of its time, flying at speeds that seemed almost impossible. Built for top-secret missions, it was a game-changer in Cold War surveillance. But why was it ...

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The process of choosing a pope, also known as “conclave,” is a combination of ancient tradition, religious ritual and ...

Joe Vera served as McAllen assistant city manager, Hidalgo city manager, created "South Pole of South Texas" and more.

If you've ever transported helium balloons in your car, perhaps courtesy of a small child who won't let you store them in the trunk, you may have seen something odd. When you accelerate in a car ...

It takes 90 minutes to an hour to fill a weather balloon with helium or hydrogen, get it fitted with a sensor, then ready it for launch making sure the radiosonde doesn't drag on the ground ...

It takes 90 minutes to an hour to fill a weather balloon with helium or hydrogen, get it fitted with a sensor, then ready it for launch making sure the radiosonde doesn't drag on the ground ...

In the meantime, perhaps he should stick to safer periodic elements like a jar of oxygen or, in the event he’s invited to a birthday party, a helium balloon that simply cannot go without being ...

Meteorologists Jeff Masters and Tomer Burg calculate that 14 of 83 U.S. balloon sites, or 17%, are doing partial or no launches. That includes two stations that aren’t launching because of a helium ...