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Phenomena, 2007: September

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 3 Pallas, the second-largest asteroid…

What Kind of Cloudy Is It?

Clouds are little drops of water or ice hanging in the atmosphere. A ceilometer measures the height of clouds. Cloud Descriptive Name Height Description Cirrus Mare's tails 4 miles…

Chemical Elements Table

See the interactive periodic table.ElementSym-bolAtomicno.Atomicwt.SpecificgravityMeltingpoint °CBoilingpoint °CNo. ofisotopes1DiscovererYearActinium Ac 89 227210.0731051319811 Debierne/Giesel1899…

Speed Around the World, Nonstop, Nonrefueled

Speed (mph) Date Plane Pilots Place115.65 Dec. 14–23, 1986 Voyager Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager (U.S.) Edwards AFB, Calif.—Edwards AFB, Calif.Absolute World RecordsDistance, Great Circle…

Altitude Records

Height (ft) Date Plane typePilot Place123,523.58 Aug. 31, 1977 MIG-25, E-266M Alexander Fedotov (USSR) USSRSpeed over a Closed CircuitAbsolute World RecordsAltitude in Horizontal Flight…

Altitude in Horizontal Flight

Height (ft) Date   Pilot Place 85,068.997 July 28, 1976   Capt. Robert C. Helt (USAF) Beale AFB, Calif.   Altitude Absolute World Records Altitude, Aircraft…