After Nick Sheryka's dreams of flying for the U.S. military were dashed because of hearing loss in his left ear, he didn't ...

What is required to transform the thunderous crack of a sonic boom into a mere whisper across the sky? On July 10, 2025, the solution became visible on the sun-drenched runways of Palmdale, California ...

The boom was heard Sunday after the U.S. military dispatched six fighter jets to intercept an unresponsive business plane flying over restricted airspace. The Air Force gave the F-16s permission ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound that has a rich history in American aviation and possibly a muted future: A sonic boom.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound that has a rich history in American aviation and possibly a muted future: A sonic boom.

Over the weekend, an F-16 intercepting a non-responsive private plane created a sonic boom. ... Another example is the crack of a whip. The handle is thicker and has more mass.

For example, when a sonic boom is created on the coast, the sound will travel farther inland if the winds are moving in from the east, compared to a westerly wind.

A larger and heavier aircraft, for example, will produce a more powerful boom. Sonic booms and the environment Despite their severity, however, booms are rarely known to cause hearing or building ...

A team of astronomers has detected the sonic boom from an immensely powerful cosmic explosion, even though the explosion itself was totally unseen. The titanic eruption, known as a Gamma Ray Burst ...