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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, carrying the Ax-4 crew, is expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 2:31 a.m. PT on ...
A sonic boom might announce the return of a SpaceX spacecraft from the International Space Station before it splashes down ...
NASA plans to conduct community overflights beginning this year, flying the X-59 over select American cities to collect ...
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Balls of steel make sonic boom
I tested dropping solid steel balls, and the sound they made was like a mini sonic boom! The impact was wild — here’s what happened when metal met metal with full force.
Falcon 9 sonic booms can feel more like seismic waves Trajectories, wind shear, temperature gradients, topography, and weather can affect how a sonic boom spreads.
Boom Buh-Boom As an undergraduate at Brigham Young, Dr. Gee liked physics and music, so the field of acoustics, and noise in particular, intrigued him.
By collecting data on multiple qualities of the Falcon 9 sonic booms, researchers can help discern how different launch-day variables affect a boom’s impact.
Jackson State University's Sonic Boom marching band performed with Travis Scott at Coachella 2025. The performance came after Scott put out a call on social media for HBCU bands to submit videos ...
Sonic Boom got the opportunity to perform with Scott after he posted on X for any HBCU with a band to show their skills. He stated that the band selected will join him at the 2025 Coachella stage.
Countless viral images show fighter jets surrounded by a misty cloud, often labeled as a “sonic boom”—but that's a misconception. The video explains how these dramatic vapor cones are ...