speed of sound

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When they do, they will slam into Earth’s atmosphere at over 32 times the speed of sound — and will do so using a reentry technique that has yet to be tested in real-world scenarios.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Cost, travel range, and lack of consumer demand all conspired to keep jets traveling below the speed of sound, roughly 760 miles per hour.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

"When the product reaches what we call the glass transition point, the ice crystals within the candy shift from ice to vapour at the speed of sound," Ms Goldfarb adds.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Once an aircraft moves faster than the speed of sound, the airflow becomes compressible instead.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

My heart beats at the speed of sound.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green