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

“We are trying to heal that velocity that we had in the past year. If you go so fast, you’re going to crash,” Paco Amoroso told Billboard in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

They use gyroscopes to measure acceleration in any direction and integrate changes in velocity using a computer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

So the velocity of the particle will be disturbed by a larger amount.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking