camilonorena: proofmathisbeautiful: ichrider: scienceisbeauty: Bullet traveling through air at about 1.5 times the speed of sound. When a moving object breaks the sound barrier, a shock wave and often turbulence are created. In this image, the curved line at the nose of the bullet is a shock wave. Other shock waves can be seen alongside the bullet, and a turbulent wake trails behind it. Credit: Andrew Davidhazy/Rochester Institute of Technology Source: GALEX - Galaxy Evolution Explorer, link View high resolution

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Bullet traveling through air at about 1.5 times the speed of sound.

When a moving object breaks the sound barrier, a shock wave and often turbulence are created. In this image, the curved line at the nose of the bullet is a shock wave. Other shock waves can be seen alongside the bullet, and a turbulent wake trails behind it.

Credit: Andrew Davidhazy/Rochester Institute of Technology

Source: GALEX - Galaxy Evolution Explorer, link

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