How fast is supernova debris?
36 million km/hAbout 22.4 million mph · Cosmic
The blast can fling material out at 10,000 km a second or more.
That's about 640,000 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
💥36 million km/h
☀️the Sun's escape velocity
By speed: a supernova is about 16× faster than the Sun's escape velocity.
Things about as fast
- How fast is the solar wind?1.44 million km/h
- How fast is the Milky Way moving?2 million km/h
- What is the Sun's escape velocity?2.22372 million km/h
- How fast is a lightning strike?360 million km/h
- How fast does light travel in a diamond?446.5 million km/h
- How fast does internet data travel in fibre?720 million km/h
- How fast does light travel in water?811 million km/h
- How fast is the speed of light?1,079.25 million km/h
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