Supersonic tunnel trials suggest the X-59’s shape can scatter shock waves, paving the way for hush-hush high-speed flight.

NASA researchers have been using a tiny aircraft dubbed “Son of Concorde” in trials to assess the impact of supersonic ...

After Nick Sheryka's dreams of flying for the U.S. military were dashed because of hearing loss in his left ear, he didn't ...

NASA plans to conduct community overflights beginning this year, flying the X-59 over select American cities to collect ...

For most travelers, the loud, window-rattling boom of a supersonic jet is something you hear about in documentaries rather than experience in real life. Public noise restrictions have kept ...

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 ...

American space agency NASA sent a 19-inch scale version of the X-59 experimental aircraft to a Japanese wind tunnel for ...

Plans to fly supersonic could be set to make a return as a Colorado-based firm is working on plans to revive commercial ...

Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 ...

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 ...

The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach ...