NASA is testing a wild new way to reach space - by throwing rockets with a giant catapult. Powered by SpinLaunch, this revolutionary tech could reduce launch costs, eliminate the need for massive ...

Case Western Reserve University students and alumni launched pumpkins and other types of food through the air using a medieval catapult. The device was built for the 125th anniversary of the ...

Californian start-up SpinLaunch has come up with a potential answer to one of space exploration’s biggest questions: how to fire rockets into space sustainably. Steven Cutts explores just how ...

Pumpkins fly in the air, some landing 10 meters away and smashing open against the cement, exploding pumpkin seeds everywhere, and some landing only three meters away. Students cheer on their ...

Supercarrier aircraft catapults are one of the most impressive feats of naval engineering, allowing fighter jets and other aircraft to launch from a moving ship at speeds sufficient for takeoff in ...

Upland High School physics students, from left, Leo Rodriguez, 17; Jillian Bock, 16; and Kaitlyn Pardo, 16; secure weights on their trebuchet before a Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, launch on Trebuchet Day.

The use of catapults can be traced to the Greeks, Romans and Chinese more than 2,000 years ago. They were particularly popular during the Middle Ages as a way to launch projectiles over the walls ...

There are several varieties of catapults throughout history, but all use similar concepts of physics to get the machine to work. The three main types of “catapults” are, the catapult, a ballista and ...

A craft stick catapult is easy to build and full of STEM and physics learning. My family had a blast launching marshmallows and trying to catch them in our mouths. Who knew STEM and physics could ...