A sonic boom is expected to break the silence in the middle of the night Tuesday as a SpaceX spacecraft carrying a crew is ...

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The National Folk Festival, the nation's longest-running traditional arts event, kicks off its three-year Jackson residency in November 2025.

SpaceX stunned onlookers when it returned a Super Heavy booster to a precise landing at its launchpad. But the resulting sonic boom may spark environmental concerns.

A sonic boom shook Washington on Sunday for the saddest of reasons: Military jets had scrambled to intercept a civilian plane whose pilot was incapacitated. For many of us, that boom was a ...

The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it could now be viable.

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BOOM! What was the earth-shaking, jolt-you-awake, set-off-the-car-alarm sound? Oh right, a rocket launch. But why are some rocket launches accompanied by sonic booms and others aren’t? Either ...

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.

The military said its fighter jets were authorized to travel at supersonic speeds and a sonic boom may have been heard by residents of the region.

The security response to the Cessna plane that crashed in Virginia after veering toward Washington, D.C., airspace has roots in post-9/11 protocols to protect the Capitol.

The sonic boom from the October Starship launch measured up to 146 decibels in some areas. “That’s like being a few feet away from a gunshot without hearing protection,” Gee said.