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5 days agoWatch NASA test its new X-59 jet designed to go faster than the speed of sound
NASA's X-59 jet aims to enable quieter supersonic travel by reducing sonic booms to a thump similar to distant thunder.
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fromArs Technica
1 month agoA large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states
A meteoroid-a small body moving through space-is called a meteor when it encounters a planet's atmosphere and subsequently produces a bright streak of light. This occurs because the meteoroid is traveling many times faster than the speed of sound.
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fromMail Online
1 month agoLoud boom rattles multiple states as fiery meteor falls from the sky
Witnesses in Pittsburgh reported seeing what appeared to be a burning object streaking through the sky, describing it as 'a rocket or something like a meteor.' One local wrote online: '911 calls in the city. I have relatives who heard the boom from Hinckley, Ohio, all the way to Sandusky.'
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