The talk all around New Jersey is about the sonic boom that rocked the coastline Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey got the word out that it was not an earthquake. But what causes a sonic ...

A sonic boom shook the Southland Saturday evening as SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. According to the Hawthorne-based company, the spacecraft was expected to “announce its ...

As residents of Chicago learned last week, sonic booms can cause damage such as broken windows, minor structural damage, and psychological unsettlement. While a sonic boom can be awe-inspiring—and ...

A sonic boom was heard in parts of England after two RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept a private aircraft. The Typhoon jets took off from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire after a San ...

Today, many military aircraft can break the sound barrier to enter supersonic flight. Certain commercial models can as well, including the Concorde, which is famous for its record-breaking flights. As ...