A promising technique for tracking boost-glide hypersonic vehicles involves detecting radio waves emitted by plasma in the wake. Passive detection would be a valuable capability, since existing ...

"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...

Theater-range hypersonic weapons, which are designed for shorter distances and lower speeds, will likely not create a plasma sheath but will still encounter heating challenges. Furthermore ...

For instance, one study investigated the plasma produced when projectiles ... significant ionization occurs due to the hypersonic compression of the fluid, highlighting the complex dynamics ...

An anisotropic power spectrum of the refractive-index fluctuation in hypersonic turbulence was obtained by processing the experimental image of the hypersonic plasma sheath and transforming the ...

Astronauts call re-entry the most terrifying moment of space travel, as they witness their spacecraft surrounded by blazing plasma flames at hypersonic speeds. The spacecraft hurtles through the ...