rocket science

noun

: the science of designing or building rockets

also : something that is very difficult to learn or understand

The job is challenging, but it's not exactly rocket science.

Examples of rocket science in a Sentence

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Instead, the plan described is another rocket science approach — with percentage benchmarks and multiple teacher-pupil segments. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024

Complicated rocket science Putin's upcoming trip to North Korea, first reported by Russia's Vedomosti newspaper, will reciprocate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's trip to the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East last September. —Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024

Half a century later, however, building a basic satellite is no longer considered rocket science. —Dave Baiocchi and William Welser Iv, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015

The reason behind this approach is that while some may dismiss real estate investing as not being rocket science, Davis believes otherwise. —William Mullane, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024

My solution, while not rocket science, is effective: Bring one pair of perfect, dependable jeans. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024

Think of it like a mixed group of specialists sitting in a room, some of whom understand food science and gastronomy, while others have an innate appreciation for rocket science. —Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024

Those very public failures and his recent comments and actions have certainly hurt his reputation, and to some extent, that of SpaceX. But to denigrate the prodigious rocket science on display in Texas this weekend for this reason, alone, is a mistake. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023

The former is, of course, best embodied by the Apollo missions: pure, unadulterated rocket science. —Daniel Holz, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2010