Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

NASA’S “Son of Concorde” jet that could fly from the UK to New York in four hours has smashed through the sound barrier without triggering the usual sonic boom. The experimental ...

NASA is testing the X-59, an experimental plane that was designed to exceed the speed of sound without a loud sonic boom. Credit: NASA / Carla Thomas NASA's X-59 jet has broken the sound barrier for ...

What the FAA is saying now is, hey, the speed of the plane isn't the problem; the sonic boom's power is. So why not regulate ...