PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Sometimes seemingly simple toys have some pretty cool science packed into them. You may remember when we showed you all the scientific processes that made the thirsty bird toy ...

Some days really are longer than others. And now scientists know by precisely how much. Using a laser gyroscope, scientists have measured variations in Earth’s rotation rate smaller than a millionth ...

The advent of smartphone technology has revolutionised physics education by transforming everyday devices into versatile and accessible scientific instruments. These experiments utilise the embedded ...

The orbiting observatory went into an automatic safe mode in November, but the agency has now brought Hubble back online. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Trouble with one of the Hubble Space Telescope's three remaining gyroscopes, critical for aiming and locking onto targets, has prompted mission managers to switch to a backup control mode that will ...

The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is running out of gyroscopes, and when none are left, the instrument will cease to conduct meaningful science. To preserve the telescope, which has been operating ...

BURLINGTON - The International Gyroscope Contest will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Spinning Top Museum, 533 Milwaukee Ave., with an optional museum tour at 2 p.m. Admission is $6. Toy and ...