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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From live leeches to building model rockets, a lot happens in Joe Graber’s Michigan high school science class. The most recent project is a weather balloon experiment that could lead to a scavenger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa State University students inflate a high-altitude balloon and prepare for launch in the Howe Hall parking lot on March 23.

SuperBIT waiting for launch while its giant helium balloon is inflated. Bill Rodman/NASA An astronomical telescope designed to complement the ageing Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New ...