Residents of Washington, D.C., and parts of Virginia were startled on Sunday afternoon by an explosive noise that reverberated overhead, which officials later confirmed was a sonic boom produced as ...
These blasts—which are increasingly common along the Space Coast in central Florida—can be heard whenever an object breaks the sound barrier. Here’s why. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator successfully achieved "Boomless Cruise," flying at supersonic speeds without an audible sonic boom reaching the ground, validating a long-sought physics concept ...
Imagine leaving work in L.A. or San Francisco a little early on a Friday afternoon and winding up with a drink on the beach in Maui before cocktail hour is over. Imagine Seattle to Tokyo in four hours ...
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Over the weekend, an F-16 fighter jet was sent to investigate a small private plane that wasn’t communicating with air traffic controllers. The F-16 was in a hurry, traveling fast enough to create a ...
In the South California regions of Long Beach and Orange County, a sonic boom recently struck the residents. This caused shaking which, for many, seemed like a familiar earthquake. However, there are ...
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