Why the "Sound Barrier" Had to be Broken. Posted: 13 June 2025 | Last updated: 13 June 2025. When the US rocket program hit a wall in the 1940s, one particular program emerged to advance flight ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has two microphones to record Mars noise. Here's what scientists have learned about sound on the Red Planet.

Construction on a new concrete sound barrier along I-75 in Perrysburg is underway, and for one local family, the project is more than just an infrastructure upgrade. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

NASA partnered with Boom Supersonic to capture the invisible; the supersonic shockwave of Boom’s XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier. "This image makes the invisible visible — the first American ...

Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in late January with its XB-1 test jet, paving the way forward in the startup's efforts to build its own supersonic airliner. Boom and NASA released a ...

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 ...

A ground-based NASA team used Schlieren photography to capture and visualize the shock waves created by XB-1's supersonic flight.

A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New York to London in 1.5 hours has reached supersonic speeds. An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound ...

NASA has released a new image showing the moment Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier without producing an audible sonic boom. Boom Supersonic, the company aiming to create ...

NASA teams also collected data on XB-1's acoustic signature at one location on the flight route. Boom analysis found that no audible sonic boom reached the ground as the jet flew at supersonic speeds.