Experimentation is really the heart of scientific progress. Yes, experiments will yield results that do not confirm the hypothesis, that will happen very frequ

Experimentation is really the heart of scientific progress. Yes, experiments will yield results that do not confirm the hypothesis, that will happen very frequently, and that is good because we can chuck unnecessary results away, focusing on what fits the picture accurately, what doesn't, and what pictures we can make. I don't think it's really possible to have failure though, since you would just end up with inconclusive results and do more science.