Philosophy of science
Falsifiability
The criterion, associated with the philosopher Karl Popper, that a scientific claim must be testable and capable in principle of being proven wrong. It is one influential attempt to mark the boundary between science and non-science.
Highlights
- ›A claim that cannot be tested is not science
Astronomers, eras & methods
Across the history of discovery
Knowledge connections
- Associated withThe Scientific Method
- Associated withTheory & Observation
- Associated withThe Nature of Evidence
- Associated withThe Scientific Method
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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