Residents of Washington, D.C., and parts of Virginia were startled on Sunday afternoon by an explosive noise that reverberated overhead, which officials later confirmed was a sonic boom produced as ...

These blasts—which are increasingly common along the Space Coast in central Florida—can be heard whenever an object breaks the sound barrier. Here’s why. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a ...

People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound that has a rich history in American aviation and possibly a muted future: A sonic boom. The boom was heard ...

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Residents and visitors will be hearing more rumbles in the coming months, and we're not referring to one of our afternoon thunderstorms. SpaceX has announced some changes that will bring more sonic ...

Fighter jet pilots who attempted to intercept a small private plane flying Sunday in restricted airspace over Washington reported seeing its pilot slumped over and unresponsive, providing a major clue ...

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents from Sarasota County to the Space Coast may have heard a loud boom early Saturday morning, but don’t worry, the world isn’t falling apart. The loud noise heard around ...

Boom Supersonic, a company working to develop passenger aircraft capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound, announced that its planes will be able to fly at supersonic speeds without the ...