NASA scientists are using a modern version of a 150-year-old photography technique to capture images of shock waves created by supersonic jets.
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When large waves break in Māʻalaea Bay, they do so with the crushing speed of a freight train.
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Just-right conditions off the coast of this Portuguese fishing town have churned out some of the largest waves ever surfed.
The waves off the coast of Teahupo’o can heave a crushing amount of water toward the shore and onto unlucky surfers.
Underwater ridges and broad ocean currents help make waves beneath the waves.
This image shows both internal waves and surface waves on the Indian Ocean near the Andaman Islands on March 6, 2007.
Atmospheric waves and internal waves make an appearance on the same day off the western coast of Australia.
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