When high energy radiation strikes the Earth from space, it’s called cosmic rays. To be accurate, a cosmic ray is not like a ray of sunshine, but rather is a super-fast particle slinging through space. Think of throwing a grain of sand at a 100 mph… and that’s what we...

Did you know that your cereal may be magnetic? Depending on the brand of cereal you enjoy in the morning, you’ll be able to see the magnetic effects right in your bowl. You don’t have to eat this experiment when you’re done, but you may if you want to (this is one of...

Inside your motor are permanent magnets and an electromagnet. Normally, you’d hook up a battery to the two tabs (terminals) at the back of the motor, and your shaft would spin. However, if you spin the motor shaft with your fingers, you’ll generate electricity at the...

Want to see a really neat way to get magnetic fields to interact with each other? While levitating objects is hard, bouncing them in invisible magnetic fields is easy. In this video, you’ll see how you can take two, three, or even four magnets and have them perform...

You'd be surprised at where vitamin C pops up in your kitchen - I know I was! I found it in my broccoli, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, spinach, carrots, kale, peas, leeks, tomatoes, guava, watermelon, grapefruit, pecans, raspberries, bell peppers,...

Ever wonder what Aurora's lab is really like? You can get a sneak peek with this video - she was up late one night working on a new rocket for her Rocket Show while our camera crew was fiddling with settings on our new cameras, and we just happened to get the whole...