Supersonic tunnel trials suggest the X-59’s shape can scatter shock waves, paving the way for hush-hush high-speed flight.

The CRIRES+ instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has been used to measure the supersonic jet winds on gas giant exoplanet WASP-127b. Credit: ESO ...

Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 ...

U.S. bombers have long been at the forefront of military aviation, revered for their ability to evade sophisticated radar systems. In particular, the stealth and supersonic capabilities of these ...

Steampunk Brew Works owner David Deaton has a very specific favorite sound: the bubbling of fermenting beer. He praises the ...

In reality, supersonic flights proved anything but peaceful. Both the X-1 and the Skyrocket, says Heinemann, met the strange and terrible phenomenon of supersonic yaw.

NASA's Quesst mission seeks to validate a quiet supersonic technology, which could change FAA rules about flying faster than sound.

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Until recently most airmen believed that the problem of supersonic flight was tough, but eventually crackable. Last week they were muttering doubts. U.S. Army Air Forces at Muroc Dry Lake, Calif, ...

Physicists who record rocket launches and landings are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.

Boom Supersonic plans to ramp up its flight-test campaign with the XB-1 soon. (Image credit: Boom Supersonic) The XB-1 test plane had its first flight in March this year.