In this live chat, join the STEM in 30 team and a balloon expert Bill Costen as they take your questions about balloons and more!

In this episode of STEM in 30 learn about the art and science of ballooning from Air and Space experts and ABC’s chief meteorologist Ginger Zee.

Brigadier General Charles McGee, USAF (Ret.), has accomplished a lot in his life, but the two accomplishments he’s most proud of both involve flight: breaking racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airman and his own part in the aerial defeat of Germany in World War II. 

This week, scientists announced that they have detected phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. On Earth, that gas is produced by microbial life. While we don’t know what is causing its presence on Venus, life may not be required to explain its presence. 

In this live chat, meet historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck Ph.D. and learn about the WASPs, a group of ambitious female pilots who supported the troops abroad while combating sexism in the military and society at home.

In this episode of STEM in 30 explore the events that led to the end of the Second World War from people who were there and learn how this conflict impacted communities around the world, including your own. 

Museum educator Ann Caspari will read the original story "Mission to Mars." We have sent landers and rovers to Mars, but we never have sent humans to explore the Red Planet. We return to our three friends as they imagine what it would be like to plan a trip, build a rocket, and travel on a mission to Mars.

Join us for a special live chat for teachers all about virtual learning featuring astronaut Mike Massimino.

This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. For three decades thousands of astronomers from around the world have exploited the remarkable capabilities of the telescope and its scientific instruments to revolutionize our understanding of the universe.

Museum educator Ann Caspari will read the original story "Homebuilt Airplanes," which tells the story of three friends who build their own airplane out of items in their home.