The first test of its solar concentrator balloons is set to launch in the next two weeks with a 1.5-megawatt installation, and a utility is slated for the first half of 2009. Martin LaMonica is a ...

Imagine if sending your science experiment 70,000 ft in the air just took painter's plastic, tape, a dash of charcoal dust, and plenty of sunlight. Daniel Bowman of Sandia National Laboratories ...

When most of us think balloons, we think, “I never should have had children.” But these solar balloons are a lot more promising than their carnival counterparts. Constructed of photovoltaic fabric, ...

A new development from the researchers of Sandia National Laboratories has pushed innovation in explorations using a Solar-powered balloon. This balloon is rather cheap to manufacture, at only $50 to ...

For the first time advances in technology will make it possible for world-wide solar eclipse enthusiasts to watch live-streamed video of the celestial phenomenon – and they are doing it with balloons.

Giant solar energy balloons floating high in the air may be a cheap way to provide electricity to areas lacking the land and infrastructure needed for traditional power systems, researchers in Israel ...

When NASA TV live streams North America's total solar eclipse on April 8, it will likely include jaw-dropping footage of what the eclipsed sun and the moon's shadow look like from near space. It will ...

[Becky Stern] likes to harness the power of the Sun. Most of us will immediately think of solar cells and other exotic solar energy techniques. But [Becky] shows how to make a hot air balloon using ...

"You can only look and discover Sun's corona during an eclipse," said Marc Etkind, General Manager, Science Channel. "Our mission at the Science Channel is to showcase various scientific experiments, ...