Sao Paulo: At least eight people have reportedly been killed after a hot air balloon carrying 22 people crashed in Brazil's ...

The golden balloon that hovered in the sky above Paris during the Olympics is back, sailing above the city at dusk and visible from rooftops across the capital.Before it rises from the Tuileries ...

A giant balloon that became a popular landmark over the skies of Paris during the 2024 Olympics rose again Saturday evening, ...

The Olympic cauldron is a tribute to the French inventors Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier who invented the Montgolfier-style hot air balloon in the late 18th century but ...

A year after it captivated crowds during the Paris Olympics, a giant ballon makes its comeback on Saturday – part of ...

The history of balloon flight dates to 1783, when two French brothers, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, discovered that filling a bag with hot air would cause it to rise. They demonstrated their ...

A report by Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) one of The Netherland’s public broadcasting organisations explained the ...

My dad's been a balloon pilot since he got his license in 1980," said Truman Word ... "We talk about the Montgolfier brothers in 1783. My dad had me take over that ceremony ten, 12 years ago." ...

The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch and set off into the sky, was a risk. After all, it was the first time it had ever been tested in its entirety, Lehanneur told the Associated Press on Wednesday.