Supersonic experiments are forcing physicists to rewrite a rule of thumb that has guided metal design for roughly 70 years, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Steve Freeman NASA is planning to fly its F-15B jets through supersonic shock waves ...

MOJAVE DESERT, Calif. (WKRC) - A groundbreaking image has revealed what a sonic boom looks like, showcasing the moment America's first civil supersonic jet broke the sound barrier last month. The ...

As the Moon moves around the Earth on its periodic orbit, its gravitational influence grabs hold of water in the oceans and drags it around. The size of the tides is determined by the amount of ...

The Quesst mission and a “silent” boom The X-59 sits at the center of NASA’s Quest mission, short for quiet supersonic ...

Extremely interesting footage shows the bow shock wave around an F-104 Starfighter flying supersonic. As already explained in a previous article, Piercarlo “Capone” Ciacchi is the Director of Flight ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic have teamed to create a technique that visualizes the shock waves generated out of the second supersonic test flight of its XB-1 prototype. The groups released the images ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 6, 2022 – Supersonic aircraft generate a series of shock waves that merge into two distinct booms. The planes drag these incredibly loud sounds along their flight path, creating ...

Boom Supersonic’s quest to revive supersonic commercial aircraft flight also received a historic and unexpected boost from an ...

The designer and the pilot of the world’s fastest airplane, the rocket-pushed Douglas Skyrocket, loosened up a little last week and told a few new facts about how the plane behaves. High above the ...