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Does every shuttle make the sonic boom during re entery?

The sonic boom is an artifact of exceeding the speed of sound. As any shuttle would reenter earth's atmosphere way in excessive of that speed, yes, every reentry should be accompanies by a sonic boom.


Why wouldn't space shuttles create sonic booms while orbiting earth?

Space shuttles do not create sonic booms while orbiting Earth because sonic booms are caused by shockwaves produced when an object travels faster than the speed of sound within the atmosphere. Since space shuttles travel at speeds greater than the speed of sound in space (where there is no atmosphere to create the conditions for a sonic boom), they do not produce sonic booms while in orbit.


How was the baby boom galaxy named?

The "baby boom galaxy" was named the "baby boom galaxy" because of the surprising amount of new stars being "born", created within it. At over 4,000 new stars per year it is the "mother" of all stellar births. In comparison, our Galaxy, the Milky Way, only one to two new stars are formed each year.


Sound made by a snap of a whip?

The "crack" occurs when the wave of motion traveling down a whip surpasses the speed of sound. The wave can move so quickly because a whip tapers from the handle to the tip. When a whip is snapped, the momentum from the motion at the handle is conserved, and consequently the speed increases as the diameter of the whip decreases. Thus the wave gathers speed as it continues down the length of the whip, and when its velocity exceeds the speed of sound it produces a small sonic boom-the distinctive "crack". Dawie Venter


What does the sun do if you touch it?

It go boom boom. then you die.