EdenRester@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed recordwww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1249arrow-down1external-linkThe fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed recordwww.popsci.comEdenRester@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
The Parker Solar Probe’s new top speed could get you from NYC to LA in just 20 seconds. It’s not done yet.
minus-squareKerfuffle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 year ago Probably the furthest man made object from Earth at this point for sure. The article says “Scientists believe compression heating caused the cap to vaporize as it sped through the atmosphere.”
The article says “Scientists believe compression heating caused the cap to vaporize as it sped through the atmosphere.”