Over the weekend, an F-16 fighter jet was sent to investigate a small private plane that wasn’t communicating with air traffic controllers. The F-16 was in a hurry, traveling fast enough to create a ...

Boom Supersonic’s quest to revive supersonic commercial aircraft flight also received a historic and unexpected boost from an ...

The booster’s boom Sonic booms became part of the public consciousness during the advent of supersonic air travel in the mid-20th century. The sharp clap of noise occurs when an object travels faster ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL — Delayed two days because of weather, a NASA satellite that will look at the tiniest parts of the air and ocean blasted off early Thursday and shook households in Central Florida when ...

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 ...

SpaceX has scheduled two Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral on April 21. The first launch, CRS-32, will carry supplies to the ISS before sunrise, followed by a sonic boom upon the booster landing.

Update: (Thursday, July 27) SpaceX has delayed the Falcon Heavy launch of the Jupiter 3 EchoStar satellite from Kennedy Space Center until Friday, July 28, at 11:04 p.m. EDT due to additional time ...

The early morning launch could bring a loud surprise in the form of sonic booms to the Space Coast and surrounding counties. NASA's PACE satellite sits atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Sonic boom, say what?! This non-quake leaves some of us with questions. Meteorologist Mike Lichniak is here with answers.