On Saturday, Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley and his agency set the record straight - and by doing so, the sheriff's agency drew lots more responses to its Facebook page. "On January 17th, 2025, the ...

THE ‘Son of Concorde’ XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first ...

The abrupt pressure change creates the characteristic sonic boom heard on the ground, akin to an explosion or a thunderclap. If you have witnessed sonic booms on various occasions, you will notice ...

Musk’s goal is Mars. SpaceX noted ahead of the launch that a sonic boom may be heard by local residents and those in the nearby area during the flight. “At the time of launch, the rocket’s ...

Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg ...

A sonic boom has reported to have been heard over ... Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding similar to an explosion or a thunderclap to the human ear.

That is, unless a new design could dispense with the sonic boom. Enter NASA’s latest—and by far sleekest—experimental aircraft, the X-59. The 100-foot-long, 29-foot-wide X-59 is the ...

“I almost thought it was a sonic boom from the local air force base,” Aimer said. But in the aftermath of the explosion, Aimer said he and his family were not evacuated. When they ventured ...