This jet of air functions like jet force and propels the balloon forwards. Rocket engines function according to the exact same principle: as the fuel burns inside the rocket, the gases produced escape ...

Browse a gallery of the U.S. Air Force's high-altitude balloon experiments and the researchers, scientists, and test pilots who made them possible.

NASA selected 60 teams nationwide to build their experiments in the rocket-powered lander and high-altitude balloon realms and have them tested on a NASA-sponsored flight. Each team receives $ ...

For today’s episode of For Science! we show you an easy way to get those pesky helium balloon down from the rafters after a celebration. This experiment is very simple and straight-forward but will ...

The Challenge, which was open to 6th to 12th graders in schools across the nation, asked teams to design experiments that ...