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

The quest to break the sound barrier wasn’t just about speed - it was a high-risk race between nations, engineers, and test ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world's faster airliner capable of carrying passengers between New York ...

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.

The sound barrier was first broken on Oct. 14, 1947, according to the U.S. Air Force. That's when Capt. Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft broke the sound barrier.

Normally when something breaks the sound barrier, it creates a massive sonic boom heard miles away, depending on the plane’s altitude. However, NASA’s X-59 plane will try to break the barrier ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil supersonic jet, completed its second supersonic flight.

The sound barrier was broken for the first time in 1947, when Air Force pilot Capt. Chuck Yeager flew a rocket-propelled experimental aircraft across the Mojave Desert -- taking off from the ...

Traffic on I-26 makes its way past the Northwood Estates subdivision. A new study showed a sound barrier would help residents but would cost more than the state normally pays.

“We are writing to express our strong support for the installation of a sound barrier along I-95 in Greenwich. As a resident of Greenwich, I have experienced firsthand the increasing noise ...