The speed of sound through air or any other gas, also known as Mach 1, can vary depending on two factors.

Speed vs. the Local Speed of Sound I don't know if "local speed of sound" is an official term, but I like it. I am using it to mean the speed of sound at the current altitude.

The speed of sound is a term used to describe the speed of sound waves passing through an elastic medium. The speed varies with the medium employed (for example, sound waves move faster through ...

Echoes and sonar - CCEA Higher tier: Measuring the speed of sound using the flash-bang method Sound is caused by the vibration of particles but not all vibrations can be heard as sound.

In today's edition of Play Smart, we look at a useful chart from instructor Erik J. Barzeski that shows the perfect speed for holing putts.

'Speed of Sound' was No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart for seven nonconsecutive weeks The record, released March 25, 1976, sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide Band members Jimmy ...

Sound editor Stephen H. Flick, who won Oscars for 'Speed' and 'Robocop,' will receive the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Career Achievement Award.

Strong jet streams across the Atlantic are seeing passenger airplanes knock more than an hour off their flight times, as they hit speeds of 761 mph – the speed of sound. However, they’re not ...

Like he never left, Jimmie Johnson topped the speed chart in the first Daytona 500 practice of the weekend.

Electronic Arts' street racing title Need for Speed Underground 2 looks set to become the UK's Christmas Number One software title, maintaining its lead at the top of the charts with only one week ...

When we talk about the speed of sound, we usually mean how fast it moves through air. But it can travel much faster through other media, and now scientists at the University of Cambridge and Queen ...