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Balloons launched 100,000 feet in the air by Eastern Michigan students will study cosmic rays

YPSILANTI, MI - Far above the clouds, cameras on top of weather balloons launched by Eastern Michigan University capture the curvature of the earth. One image shows what southeastern Michigan, Lake ...

Silicon Valley startup admits its balloon may have struck United jet, forcing emergency landing

A Silicon Valley company says one of its "smart" weather balloons may have struck a United Airlines flight, cracking the ...
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Daredevil floats to 8,000 feet in a lawn chair tied to balloons

An extreme BASE jumper used helium-filled balloons to soar 8,000 feet into the sky, before skydiving back down to the ground. Tap to view if on News app. Erik Roner, known as a pro extreme skier ...

Object that cracked plane’s windshield at 36,000 feet identified by officials

Authorities have determined what they believe caused a United Airlines aircraft’s windshield to crack at an altitude of ...