Q is for…
NASA’s Picture Dictionary
Quasar
A very bright object in space that is similar to a star and very far away from Earth. A quasar gives off powerful radio waves.
This quasar is so far from Earth that its light took billions of years to travel here.
NASA and ESA
Sentences:
A quasar is farther away from Earth than any other known object in the universe.
A quasar is so bright that it drowns out the light from all stars in the same galaxy.
Quesst
NASA’s mission to fly the X-59 airplane faster than the speed of sound without making a sonic boom.
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, during sunrise.
NASA/Steve Freeman
Sentences:
The Quesst team designed a unique aircraft shape, including a long, pointed nose for the X-59 airplane to prevent a sonic boom.
The Quesst mission’s X-59 airplane design will turn a loud sonic boom into a quieter sonic thump.
Related Links
Quesst Mini Poster
Video: 60 Second Science – Quieting the Boom: Meet the X-59
