The science pros at The King of Random safely trigger sonic boom targets in their experiments. Parkinson’s Isn’t Just Bad ...

People in Washington, D.C., and Virginia were rattled Sunday by an explosive sound later confirmed to be a sonic boom caused by jets flying overhead.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched the classified X-37B space plane for the U.S. Space Force on August 21, 2025, triggering a sonic ...

The sonic boom from the October Starship launch measured up to 146 decibels in some areas. “That’s like being a few feet away from a gunshot without hearing protection,” Gee said.

A sonic boom is the noise created by an aircraft or some other object when it surpasses the speed of sound. Typically clocking in at 110 decibels, sonic booms are indeed about as loud as thunder ...

The F-100 Super Sabre, introduced in 1954, was the first U.S. warplane that could go supersonic in level flight. It was also the plane that sparked complaints about sonic booms across the country ...

The release of pressure after a shockwave is the roaring noise people hear. — -- Southern New Jersey was rocked by a sonic boom this afternoon, and no one has yet to claim responsibility for ...

Boom Supersonic also noted this week’s work officially concludes its multiyear flight test program. XB-1 will soon travel from the Mojave Air & Space Port near Barstow, California to its ...

They're starting to be able to tell the difference between an earthquake or a sonic boom from a launch." Launch trajectories of Falcon 9 rockets along the California coast. Credit: Kent Gee ...

That loud boom was, in fact, a sonic boom from a F-15 fighter jet. In a Facebook post, Robins Air Force Base says it happened over Central Georgia at around 3:30 p.m.

The pilot of a military jet that was scrambled to intercept a private plane that flew over D.C. before crashing in rural Virginia saw that aircraft’s pilot slumped over, according to two people ...