DAHLGREN, Va.  –  Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division recently fired high-speed projectiles into timed explosions ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Experiments using a high-powered projectile cannon show how impacts by water-rich asteroids can deliver surprising amounts of water to planetary bodies. The ...

In this video, we introduce the fundamentals of kinematics in 2D, focusing on projectile motion. Learn how to break down the horizontal and vertical components of motion, apply key equations, and ...

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Japan's space agency, JAXA, has been conducting a mission to the asteroid called Ryugu since the Hayabusa 2 probe launched in 2014. The mission will soon lower the Hayabusa 2 probe to the surface of ...

The terms projectile and trajectory are introduced. Projectile Motion: The terms projectile and trajectory are introduced. Students learn to describe horizontal and vertical components of a projectile ...

Suppose you throw some object near the surface of the earth. If the only significant force on the object is the constant downward gravitational force, we call this "projectile motion." Yes, that ...

New research shows that a surprising amount of water survives simulated asteroid impacts, a finding that may help explain how asteroids deposit water throughout the solar system. Experiments using a ...