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 ...

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 show you how I turn a simple match, foil, and a paper clip into a tiny rocket you can launch across the room. I walk step by step through building the foil tube, loading the match head ...

These experiments are sure to get your kids excited about the Artemis II launch and Project Hail Mary heading to theaters.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields — formally called thermal protection systems — are ...

There is so little time left until the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than half a century gets going that many of us space buffs can barely hold it together. Those of us who can scan the ...

Reimagining rocket science through Octavia Butler’s vision of space and survival. American Artist reimagines the history of rocket science through the lens of Octavia Butler, blending speculative ...