Shock waves that cause sonic booms move out in a cone originating from the supersonic object. This makes the perceived boom audible to an observer on the ground on either side of and behind the ...

As the cone spreads across the landscape along the flight path, they create a continuous sonic boom along the full width of the cone's base. The sharp release of pressure, after the buildup by the ...

After a four-day flight around Earth’s poles, four private citizens aboard a SpaceX rocket returned Friday with a splashdown ...

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth after a historic journey with four space tourists, safely splashing down off the ...

In addition to classic flavors like cherry and blue raspberry, Sonic is now offering a pickle-flavored slush. People have been having mixed reactions to the Pickle Snow Cone Slush online so we ...

NASA also gathered sound data from the test flight. Boom Supersonic analyzed the data and found that no audible sonic boom reached the ground. This is notable, because supersonic flights that make ...

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 ...