And yet, knowing what I know about the climate, the promise of a return to supersonic flight is a little tarnished. We’re in ...

New research reveals that crevasses in the Greenland Ice Sheet are growing larger and deeper at an alarming rate, driven by ...

Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week ...

The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the ...

File photo. Boom Supersonic plans to build a supersonic airliner called Overture that could travel from New York to Rome in just four hours and 40 minutes, instead of eight hours. (Boom Supersonic ...

NASA's X-59 supersonic jet looks ready for some serious speed in new photos. Lockheed Martin has been building the X-59 for NASA, as part of a project to develop a "quiet" supersonic aircraft that ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according to Boom Supersonic. The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1 ...

MOJAVE, Calif. - XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic jet to fly faster than the speed of sound as Boom Supersonic works toward building a fleet of supersonic jets for commercial ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in a series of four-minute runs above the Mojave Desert in California. The US firm hopes it will pave the way for the introduction ...

There were more sighs of relief than “I told you so” in the aftermath of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier Jan. 28 on its initial three attempts.