as in test
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical
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The Dragon is additionally among the cargo spacecraft that deliver science experiments and other cargo to the space station on a regular basis.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 June 2026
This time, Isar has placed five small CubeSats and a non-separating technology experiment into the Spectrum rocket’s payload fairing.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
This four-day camp will let campers take swim lessons and explore water through age-appropriate experiments, sensory play, simple engineering builds and creative art projects.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
The right to repair movement is in many ways a live policy experiment on expanding access to repair markets and giving consumers more choices.
—Wayne Fu, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 June 2026
This time, Isar has placed five small CubeSats and a non-separating technology experiment into the Spectrum rocket’s payload fairing.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
This four-day camp will let campers take swim lessons and explore water through age-appropriate experiments, sensory play, simple engineering builds and creative art projects.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
The right to repair movement is in many ways a live policy experiment on expanding access to repair markets and giving consumers more choices.
—Wayne Fu, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
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Jeromy Smith Jeromy Douglas Smith, 32, of Rosamond, was a flight test engineer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Teachers use it as a behavioral bargaining chip, administrators weigh playtime against sagging test scores and researchers argue over how best to structure the minutes.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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