Water rockets are plenty of fun, but they can be even more fun if you go wild with the engineering. [The Q] is one such experimenter, who built a dual-thrust water rocket that even has a parachute ...

It's classic science that's fun to do as a family or a team. Practise and challenge your friends! Download the Water bottle Rockets PDF(378 Kb). Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: This rocket uses ...

We have fond memories of air-water rockets, which were always a dime store purchase for summertime fun in the pool. Despite strict guidance from mom to shoot them only straight up, the first ...

Water is precious on Earth and even more so in space. It takes a lot of energy to propel water into space… and as there’s ...

Through its WET (Water-Based Electric Thrusters) Project, the University of Bologna will be developing a new electric thruster for rockets that is propelled by water being turned into plasma ...

To get the rocket to work properly, we have to get the right amount of water in the bottle. Not as easy as it sounds. Try experimenting yourself with different volumes of water. Attach one end of ...

On Wednesday, 15th June the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UKs National Measurement Institute, successfully launched the world’s largest water rocket. Water rockets are created from ...