What happens to soft matter when gravity disappears? To answer this, UvA physicists launched a fluid dynamics experiment on a sounding rocket. The suborbital rocket reached an altitude of 267 km ...

For most of the space age, rocket launches were rare. Their environmental impact was also negligible. A plume here, a plume ...

Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for a fun way to explore literal rocket science, this experiment is for you. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays when Meteorologist Sarah ...

In this video, I walk you through a super fun and simple balloon rocket experiment that you can set up in any classroom or at home. Using yarn, a straw, tape, and a balloon, I demonstrate each step so ...

Frank Malina was a lot of things. The Texas-born aeronautical engineer co-designed the first jet-assisted take-off (Jato) rocket and the US’s first operational high-altitude rocket. He co-founded and ...

It’s been 30 years since the Rockets put two seven-footers on the floor at the same time. Those two, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson, led the Rockets to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Boston ...