8This is what it looks like inside a giant space balloon for touristsWould you pay $125,000 for this view?By J. Fingas, 04.12.2022
Alphabet will 'wind down' Loon's internet-broadcasting balloonsThe high-flying Project Loon has come to an end, with its CEO saying they weren't able to get costs low enough.By R. Lawler, 01.21.2021
Google AI is now piloting Loon's internet-beaming balloonsThe reinforcement learning model guides balloons much more efficiently.By K. Holt, 12.02.2020
Alphabet’s Loon sets a new record for longest stratospheric flightIt stayed aloft for 312 days while circumnavigating the globe.By S. Dent, 10.28.2020
Alphabet's Loon balloons are helping scientists study gravity wavesThe research could lead to better models for predicting the weather.By I. Bonifacic, 09.03.2020
NASA will deploy a huge stratospheric balloon to study newborn starsIt will make detailed 3D maps of gases around the giant stars. By S. Dent, 07.24.2020
Loon's balloon-powered internet service is live in KenyaAfter two years of planning and testing, the commercial service is live.By C. Fisher, 07.07.2020
Samsung's 'SpaceSelfie' balloon crashed in someone's yardIt wasn't the ideal ending to Samsung's marketing stunt.By J. Fingas, 10.28.2019
Alphabet's internet balloons have spent a million hours in the stratosphereIt's a milestone for balloon broadband.By J. Fingas, 07.23.2019
Alphabet's Loon could provide internet in Kenya this yearIt just received approval to begin commercial testing.By C. Fisher, 07.02.2019
Alphabet's Loon forms advisory board to score internet balloon dealsIt's taking on industry veterans to help it sweet-talk telecoms.By J. Fingas, 01.15.2019
SpaceX will try 'giant party balloon' to slow upper rocket stagesIt's moving one step closer to recovering the whole vehicle.By J. Fingas, 04.15.2018
Now T-Mobile is working with Project Loon in Puerto RicoIt joins AT&T in using the balloons to distribute LTE.By R. Lawler, 10.27.2017
World View successfully launches near-space balloon from its new HQIt's the start of more routine launches for the satellite replacement.By J. Fingas, 10.02.2017
Alphabet's internet balloon chief leaves after 6 monthsIt comes after promises that he'd be crucial to Project Loon's launch.By J. Fingas, 03.11.2017
27EE looks to drones and big balloons to tackle 4G 'notspots'A fast, flexible way to keep rural communities connected.By N. Summers, 02.21.2017
NASA's Antarctica balloons will study cosmic rays and neutrinosThe polar region is an ideal place to study the secrets of the universe.By J. Fingas, 11.30.2016
Google internet balloon uses AI to stay in place for weeksIt hovered in the Peruvian stratosphere for 98 days.By J. Fingas, 09.25.2016
A totally new energy source in slow moving riversAlternative energy sources are coming up water.By K. Davis, 09.15.2016
Chinese space theme park to send tourists to the stratosphere'Future Valley' theme park will put people in near-space high altitude balloons.By S. Buckley, 09.06.2016