What is the nature of dark matter? A new experiment led by Columbia University physics professors aims to find out.

David discovers the omnipresence and properties of air while contemplating a feather that floated to the ground. He learns that air fills spaces, weighs something, and exerts pressure in all ...

The Science Siblings popped by with an experiment fit for Liftiversary week involving balloons, candles, and oranges. Paige and Adam Jacobson suggest safety glasses too. “We will be working with ...

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Rising air is all around us— outside and inside. It's what meteorologists call "convection." Warm air is lighter and less dense than cold air, so it has buoyancy and wants to ...

Our next story takes us to the ice of Antarctica, where NASA scientists are launching gigantic balloons that will rise up way into the stratosphere, to near space. Some of these balloons are so big ...

A suite of scientific balloons is about to lift off from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility’s field site in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, carrying instruments that will help scientists understand ...

For today’s episode of For Science! we show you an easy way to get those pesky helium balloon down from the rafters after a celebration. This experiment is very simple and straight-forward but will ...

The first possible launch date is today Monday 22 May, in the afternoon. BEXUS (Balloon EXperiment for University Students) is a yearly recurring experimental stratospheric balloon flight involving ...

Angela Des Jardins never actually saw the alleged Chinese spy balloon when it made an appearance over Montana earlier this month. "It was over Billings, which is a couple hours east of here," says Des ...