"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." ...

On February 10, in the skies above the Mojave Desert, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 test jet roared past Mach 1, tearing through the sound barrier. But this time, there was no need to take it on faith.

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NASA first visually captured supersonic shock waves in 2019 after a decade of research. The technology was developed in part ...

The XB-1 aircraft, a jet independently developed by Boom Supersonic, has broken the sound barrier during a test flight over the Mojave Desert in California. The sound barrier was broken for the ...

An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier. The Colorado-based ... take this Schlieren image of XB-1 pushing through the air at supersonic speeds.

NOVA spoke with him on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the sound barrier. NOVA ... First, we had the appearance of the jet engine. That opened up to us the potential of ...

US House Republicans face divide as they look to move ahead on Trump tax cuts Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to move forward this week on President Donald Trump's tax ...

“That’s part of that special sauce.” A sonic boom is created when a supersonic jet breaks the sound barrier. Two booms actually occur when the plane breaks the speed of sound. The first ...