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...Physical Sciences in Space research programme faciliatated by ESA, the European Space Agency. You can read more about ESA's drop towers and how they are used. Video 2: The vomit comet How do planets form? This video, narrated by David Mitchell, reveals the way OU scientists are using microgravity environments to understand how planets form, with a queasy ride in a plane....

...physics and I note that neither model nor modelling appear in the index. Well thank you Jim because it’s a worthy reminder that science can be technical, and you have to tell us when we’re talking jargon. Anyway, at the most basic level, a model is a way of taking data and measurements from the real world and simulating what happens when we fiddle around with them:...

...physics teacher you might be able to test it using a Van der Graff generator, which generates a bit more static than a balloon. Do not use any other sort of electrical supply, and especially not the mains. How it works: The idea is simple. Just before a thunderstorm, the air will be highly charged with static electricity and this will collect on the unearthed bell. The...