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NASA is testing the X-59, an experimental plane that was designed to exceed the speed of sound without a loud sonic boom.

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are ...

As the aircraft broke the sound barrier, however, its quiet thump was not heard. A NASA F-15 chase plane flew nearby to ...

NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, expanding into the supersonic portion of its ...

Experimental aircraft reaches Mach 1.1 during test flight as NASA moves closer to reshaping the future of high-speed air ...

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above mountains near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Tuesday, May 12. Credit: NASA/Jim Ross For seven decades, ...

The milestone comes after a busy testing period for NASA. Since the first flight on 28 October 2025, the team has completed ...

NASA didn’t report a meteor over the Columbia area, and a trail in the sky seen around the same time as the boom was too low ...

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Nasa successfully flew its experimental X-59 aircraft at supersonic speeds. Learn the science behind how this unique design replaces sonic booms with a quiet thump.

The X-59, the centerpiece of NASA's Quesst ("Quiet Supersonic Technology") program, is designed to generate mild thumps ...