A set of parachutes developed for the first uncrewed mission of India’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme was shipped from Agra on Monday (May 5, 2025). The parachutes were developed by the ...

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Discover the fascinating world of static electricity with these easy-to-do science experiments at home. Perfect for curious minds, these simple experiments allow you to explore the science behind ...

The experiment, running for nearly 100 years, is an extraordinary example of a scientific curiosity that has captured the world's attention due to its incredibly slow process.

The API failed to deliver the resource. A science experiment at Berlin High School went wrong on Wednesday, leading to a gas leak that sent a teacher and a student to the hospital.

Despite the aging probe’s emptying power stores, NASA expects that Voyager 2 will keep operating with at least one science instrument into the 2030s. The US space agency has routinely had to ...

The bad agar derailed their experiments for two months. Although the lab could recoup the cost of the agar, she said, “they can’t reimburse us for the lost time and the lost productivity.” ...

Like science itself, the way of funding it must also progress. Correction (November 20th 2023): A previous version of this article said that Edwin Hubble was supported by the Carnegie Foundation.

Over the past decade, there has also been a push to expand observational toolkits to improve research. Citizen science has allowed regular people—often those in frontline communities—to become ...