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 ...

Science: Supersonic Yaw; Science: Supersonic Yaw. 4 minute read. TIME. February 18, 1952 12:00 AM GMT-5. The designer and the pilot of the world’s fastest airplane, the rocket-pushed Douglas ...

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 ...

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

Science: Supersonic Nemesis. 3 minute read. TIME. October 21, 1946 12:00 AM GMT-5. U ntil recently most airmen believed that the problem of supersonic flight was tough, but eventually crackable.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype conducts its second-ever test flight on Aug. 26, 2024. ... He began writing for Live Science sister site Space.com in 2019, and he also writes for SpaceNews, ...