Boom Supersonic, the Colorado startup that aims to assemble passenger jets in North Carolina, celebrated President Donald Trump’s executive order Friday ending a 52-year-old ban on overland ...

President Trump is boosting supersonic aviation in the US with an executive order directing the FAA to repeal a 1973 rule prohibiting overland supersonic flight, establish new noise standards and ...

Wave drag is part of what made the speed of sound a barrier in the 1950s. Today, with more powerful engines and more astute aerodynamic design, the sound barrier has been reduced to a mere speed bump.

Col. Mark Bortnem, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, and John Norman greet each other at a ceremony unveiling 22 mph speed limit signs in Port Royal Friday.

The sky roars with thunder as the supersonic jet streaks across the horizon, flames licking its tail. The instruments in the cockpit blink wildly, screaming a cacophony of alarms that seem to echo ...

11 minutes with a window view of Earth: What to know about Blue Origin spaceflights The spacecraft that pop artist Katy Perry and "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King are set to fly aboard as early ...

A close look at air flow around high-speed shapes reveals surprising turbulence, according to a new study. The findings, published March 7 in the journal Physical Review Fluids, could inform the ...

Related: NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet clears 'major hurdle' ahead of 1st flight (photos) "We needed to verify that speed hold worked not just within the engine itself but as part of the entire ...

Supersonic flight means breaking the sound barrier, but there are some myths as to what pilots actually feel at Mach 1. Here's the truth from experts.

NASA and Boom Supersonic release a stunning photo of the XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier, showcasing the future of faster air travel.

At supersonic speeds, sound itself is a drag. Chabacano / wiki, CC BY-SA. The cost of this extra fuel is why typical aircraft speeds have remained pretty constant at around 85% of the speed of ...

The X-59 first rolled out of its hangar in Palmdale, California, in January 2024. The big reveal was a spectacle: A 99-foot-long (30-meter) plane standing at just 14 feet (4.27 m) tall and 29.5 ...