A team from Los Alamos National Laboratory was able to use the microphone and a laser to calculate the speed of sound on Mars, and it's surprisingly slow. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...
Compact Muon Solenoid The CMS detector at CERN has gleaned important information about quark–gluon plasma. (Courtesy: CERN) The speed of sound in a quark–gluon plasma has been measured by observing ...
Upper limit: a US Navy F/A-18 travelling near the speed of sound in air. The white halo comprises water droplets that have condensed from the air because of the sudden drop in pressure behind the ...