velocity

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"The spectra revealed that the signatures of the high-temperature plasma change velocity between the three observations, following the orbital motion of the white dwarf rather than that of the Be star," the researcher continues.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Mississippi’s children are getting off the launchpad, but they’re failing to achieve orbital velocity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The home run by Manzardo recorded an exit velocity of 104.6 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The fear is that sustained higher oil prices could feed back into inflation, just as many parts of the world thought they were finally achieving some escape velocity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

"Call out my relative velocity to Mark every two seconds or so."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir