Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.

If you hear another loud noise in northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan Thursday morning, there's no need to panic: it's the sound of a fighter aircraft reaching supersonic speeds during a flight test.

The SpaceX Crew-10 launch is planned for Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The launch window will open at 7:48 p.m., with another opportunity at 7:26 p.m. on Thursday. The ...

People were aware of sonic booms, as military jets were capable of breaking the sonic barrier for a decade. However, there was no hard data about prolonged exposure to booms. The FAA decided to ...

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

When the experimental XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight on 28 January, it did not produce a sonic boom audible from the ground, according to US ...