The talk all around New Jersey is about the sonic boom that rocked the coastline Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey got the word out that it was not an earthquake. But what causes a sonic ...

A sonic boom heard across parts of the East and South East of England sounded like "an explosion", shook houses and set off ...

Today, many military aircraft can break the sound barrier to enter supersonic flight. Certain commercial models can as well, including the Concorde, which is famous for its record-breaking flights. As ...

Sonic boom prediction and analysis is a critical research area that underpins the development of next‐generation supersonic aircraft designed for civil transport. Sonic booms occur when aircraft ...

As residents of Chicago learned last week, sonic booms can cause damage such as broken windows, minor structural damage, and psychological unsettlement. While a sonic boom can be awe-inspiring—and ...