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

Mississippi’s children are getting off the launchpad, but they’re failing to achieve orbital velocity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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

Kershaw’s average fastball velocity dropped to 89 mph last season, but he led the majors in winning percentage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

"Call out my relative velocity to Mark every two seconds or so."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir