The X-59 QueSST aims to be the first supersonic aircraft to reduce the "boom" to a "thumb" and overcome one of the great ...

NASA is working on an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound, all without producing the annoying, if not sometimes alarming, sonic booms.

Quesst is the result of a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and NASA to build a supersonic aircraft that can fly over land. It just took off.

The talk all around New Jersey is about the sonic boom that rocked the coastline Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey got the word out that it was not an earthquake. But what causes a sonic ...

Loud aircraft activity over East Anglia is nothing new, but is it on the increase?

The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to fly over populated areas. NASA’s new X-59 experimental jet flew for the ...

As residents of Chicago learned last week, sonic booms can cause damage such as broken windows, minor structural damage, and psychological unsettlement. While a sonic boom can be awe-inspiring—and ...

Today, many military aircraft can break the sound barrier to enter supersonic flight. Certain commercial models can as well, including the Concorde, which is famous for its record-breaking flights. As ...

Supersonic aircraft design has re-emerged as a focal point in aerospace research, driven by the need to develop transport solutions that are both economically viable and environmentally acceptable.

The noise heard and felt throughout southern Delaware and as far away as Cape May, New Jersey, on Monday was indeed a sonic boom. After saying Monday that Naval Air Station Patuxent River aircraft did ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force (USAF) has apologised for a sonic boom that was heard as a loud explosion over Norfolk and Suffolk. People in and ...