Science news articles about 'sonic boom'

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said it plans to join the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in conducting research on sonic boom modeling.

A sonic boom is created by shock waves that form on an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.

... may seem curious that domestic supersonic travel doesn’t already exist. But it’s been the pesky sonic boom that accompanies supersonic flight that has prevented development in this area -- until now ...

... of laser technology is widespread. The Saser mimics this technology but using sound, to produce a sonic beam of 'phonons' which travels, not through an optical cavity like a laser, but through a ...

... papers that depict a highly efficient, environmentally friendly commercial aircraft that would emit only low sonic booms and be ready for initial overland service in 2020. ...

... dissipate in the surrounding atmosphere but still reach the ground as a 'sonic boom'. Evans adds: "What we're trying to understand is what happens when this shockwave interacts with a solid ...

... Long Island, New York, recently showed that the collisions can create acoustic shock waves -- sonic booms. This new information could be used to learn even more about the intriguing state of matter ...

... Cape Canaveral, Fla., because of bad weather. Its two sonic booms startle some L.A. County residents. The ...

... its crew of seven returned to Earth on Sunday morning at Edwards Air Force base in the Mojave Desert, announcing its approach with twin sonic booms.

... antidote. 3. Crack a whip. A whip transfers momentum from your arm to its tip, creating a thrilling mini sonic boom at 770 mph. Eye patches and novice whip-crackers ...

A huge fireball streaked over several Dutch towns on Tuesday before it broke apart, creating a sonic boom that rattled windows, witnesses report.

... flight between Dallas, TX and Washington, DC in 1979. These technically weren't supersonic flights, though -- because of noise pollution from sonic booms, Congress had outlawed supersonic service...