NASA first visually captured supersonic shock waves in 2019 after a decade of research. The technology was developed in part to aid the space agency in testing its own supersonic aircraft, X-59.

Watch the astonishing true story of Flight 90, the plane that accidentally soared beyond Earth’s atmosphere and into space. What started as a routine flight turned into an unprecedented event ...

Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning (Jan. 28). This would mark the first time the company achieves the feat, and you can watch the historic action live.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 pathfinder vehicle went out in style Monday (Feb. 10), breaking the sound barrier three times on its 13th and final test flight.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

Baumgartner’s career-defining achievement came in 2012 when he broke eight world records with his freefall jump from outer ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Why It Matters Before Tuesday, no civil private manufacturer had passed the sound ...

The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, made it the first civil supersonic jet made in the U.S. to break the sound barrier.

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.

Boom Supersonic's fourth test flight of its XB-1 prototype aircraft reached Friday a new top speed of Mach 0.617 — more than halfway to achieving supersonic flight.