Through experiments with balloons and suction cups, he understands how air pressure works, including its applications in inflating tires and lifting cars. Additionally, he finds out that airplanes ...

Imagine you're at a hot air balloon event. The balloonists are busy preparing for flight. They spread out the enormous balloons on the grass and check all the lines. The talk is all about today's ...

It's all thanks to tiny living organisms called yeast! In this experiment, we'll see exactly how yeast works by watching it inflate a balloon. The same process that makes our balloon grow is what ...

Don and Brian Cleaver are the father-and-son team from Toms River who launched a Jersey Shore aeronautical adventure into the ...

The glove will act as a container for the vinegar, which is one of the key ingredients in this science experiment with ...

South Milwaukee Middle School students are working on a project that will be launched by NASA through its TechRise Student Challenge.

The event was part of the Rochester Education Foundation's SMILE program, which focuses on providing hands-on learning ...

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A wily Japanese tactic in World War II was to launch balloons carrying small explosive or incendiary bombs in the hope that they would drift across the Pacific and land in the U.S. Some of them ...

Cracker question because helium balloons are actually a pretty controversial topic. Some people argue that they are harmful to the environment because on returning to Earth, animals mistake them ...

The whole world watched Thursday as a lighter-than-air craft set loose by a 6-year-old boy floated above eastern Colorado.