The breakthrough for the aircraft came following repeated failures to break the sound barrier in previous test flights, with ...

When traveling near the speed of sound, the plane came up against a "sound barrier"—as though the velocity of sound represented a wall through which a plane could not move. With technological ...

Surprising results from hypersonic air flow simulations could help design stronger, faster and more durable supersonic ...

NASA first visually captured supersonic shock waves in 2019 after a decade of research. The technology was developed in part ...