A sonic boom occurs when an object travels faster than sound, creating a loud explosion-like noise that often alarms the public, prompting quick clarification from the Air Force ...

Key Points and Summary – NASA and Lockheed’s X-59 just flew, proving “quiet supersonic” can replace the sonic boom with a ...

The aircraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, is said to ...

During the first years of the Cold War, the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command had a simple defense strategy. If the conflict ever turned hot, they would have in their ranks fighter and ...

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating a revolutionary aircraft designed to reduce sonic boom noise. The ...

A futuristic-looking aircraft that could pave the way for a new Concorde has taken to the skies for the first time. The “one-of-a-kind” supersonic X-59 spent about an hour in the air after taking off ...

As temperatures increase, trains and subways are becoming unendurable. Potential solutions include everything from cooling tunnels with water to painting rolling stock—but there’s no magic fix.

NASA's experimental supersonic jet, the X-59, has completed its first successful test flight over the California desert.

The Global 8000, soon to enter private executive service this year, is the culmination of Bombardier's four decades of ...

Video. NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested the X-59, a supersonic jet designed to fly faster than sound with minimal noise — a step toward reviving quiet, high-speed commercial travel.

Veterans and active-duty military personnel can get a free small hot or iced coffee and a free doughnut of their choice on ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for ...