The Leidenfrost Effect Occurs When A Liquid Is Exposed To A Surface So Hot That It Instantly Vaporizes

This week NASA released two new images of the shock waves surrounding T-38C jets in free flight. They’re the result of NASA’s new adaptations of the schlieren photography technique, which has let scientists visualize shock waves (in the lab, at least) for more than a century. To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to demonstrate some of the data engineers can extract from images like the one above. So I’m going to show you how to calculate how fast this plane was flying!

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Planet Saturn, August 5, 2007, observed by the Cassini space probe from a distance of approximately 2,469,771 miles (3,974,711 kilometers). (NASA)

Farewell Super Moon

See you some time soon

Moon Facts: The Moon is moving approximately 3.8cm away from the Earth each year.

If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water :D

A perpetual motion machine is the key to free energy creation.

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Cobaltoan Calcite - Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco