NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier ... also be used to look at helicopter rotors or propeller ...

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.

American aerospace startup Boom made history on Tuesday by breaking the sound barrier during the test flight of its Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator jet. The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the ...

A little over a month after a civilian jet broke the sound barrier, Boom Supersonic and NASA have released a photo of one of ...

Before today's sound barrier-breaking flight, the XB-1 underwent 11 test flights. The aircraft includes features like an augmented reality system to make takeoff and landing easier and has a long ...

During the XB-1's historic flight on Tuesday—its 12th test flight overall—the aircraft stayed supersonic for around four minutes before breaking the sound barrier two more times during the ...

Boom Supersonic and NASA just dropped an incredible photo of the XB-1 breaking the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert. Using Schlieren photography, they captured air distortions that are usually ...

The move is part of NASA’s Quesst mission, which is working with aeronautical innovators at Lockheed Martin to create a plane that is capable of breaking the sound barrier while also doing it ...

Boom Supersonic achieved Tuesday its goal of breaking the sound barrier on its first attempt with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft — and then repeated the feat two more times.