Boom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have ...

When the object breaks the sound barrier, this pressure wave cascades outward in a cone shape, forming a shock wave. The ...

Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.

Boom says its analysis has found that no audible sonic boom reached the ground during the flight. Minimizing sonic boom has been a key goal for engineers involved in the race to bring about 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 ...