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 ...

In a classroom at Colorado College’s Barnes Science Center on Thursday, several CC students and a small group of observers from the National Society of Professional Engineers watched as the air ...

Breaking the sound barrier, first achieved by Chuck Yeager in 1947, signifies an aircraft exceeding Mach 1 and results in a "sonic boom." Supersonic flight milestones include the first woman to break ...

The thing about the sound barrier in the 1940s was that everyone in aviation knew that it was theoretically possible to travel faster than sound. High-powered bullets did it all the time. But whether ...

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An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1. On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier ...

That was the sound of a fighter jet reaching supersonic speeds and breaking the sound barrier, resulting in a sonic boom, a spokesperson for the 180th Fighter Wing confirmed to WTOL 11. The sonic boom ...