The family behind the "balloon boy" controversy is speaking out in an upcoming Netflix documentary, and PEOPLE has an exclusive trailer.

"He was an absolute joy," Gunner Matthew Hyatt's aunt said GoFundMe Gunner Matthew Hyatt, 6, died of suffocation due to a balloon on May 29, officials and family said The little boy had just ...

Foil balloons can conduct electricity when caught in power lines, causing power outages and damaging equipment, and should be weighted and deflated after events to prevent this issue.

Mylar balloons aren't biodegradable, Semrau said. "Release of any balloons into the environment is not recommended," Semrau said in an email to Public Investigator.

Biden officials held discussions with Beijing on Feb. 1 about the balloon, and discussed the impact disclosing the balloon to the public could have on the relationship with China.

Weather balloon operations will stop or be reduced at 11 locations across the country due to staffing shortages caused by recent NOAA layoffs. By Isaac Schultz Published March 26, 2025 | Comments (50) ...

The impact of losing balloon data on computer model forecasts is "very concerning" and is a topic of ongoing discussion within the meteorological community, said Alan Gerard, who recently retired ...

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, said ...

The socks look like deflated foil balloons and make a faint crackling sound when you first put them on. They are made in Italy and cost about $50 a pair — a price that some say is worth it for ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Urban Sky, a company that has developed portable stratospheric balloons to perform imaging and other applications typically done by satellites, has raised $30 million to ...

Wonderblocks aims to teach preschoolers pre-coding skills by training their brains through adventure and problem-solving fun. Premiering on CBeebies and iPlayer later this month, Wonderblocks comes ...