A French balloonist on Wednesday set a new world record for standing on top of a hot-air balloon at altitude. Ouvrard, who previously broke a record in 2020, reached a peak altitude of 4,016 ...

Just as the Moon can eclipse the Sun as seen from Earth, Earth can eclipse the Sun as seen from the Moon. These eclipses may be partial or total. During the lead-up to a solar eclipse from the ...

Firefly Aerospace's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an imposing monument, stacked on top of another Earth. The illusion is a ...

Felix Baumgartner taking the step off the capsule, towards the Earth's atmosphere. Red Bull Content Pool. Once I stepped off the capsule, I accelerated really fast, and reached speeds of 843.6 mph.

Standing at more than 4,000 meters high, this generally cold and dry spot on Earth also receives more sunlight than any other ... That’s much higher than the radiation at the top of our ...

After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world. “I’m standing there on top of the world outside of a capsule ...

At the top of the Earth, the northernmost stretch of land a person can stand on is Inuit Qeqertaat, also named Kaffeklubben Island by early 20th century Danish explorers.