Ever since the Concorde retired in 2003, supersonic commercial flights have seemingly been a pipe dream, but soon that could change.

The sonic boom generated by commercial supersonic airplanes could prove to be worse. NASA assures that the X-59 only produces what it calls a "quieter sonic thump." ...

The X-59 is a 100-foot research aircraft designed to create a quieter sonic boom more suitable for commercial travel, following the end of the Concorde, the first supersonic commercial airplane, in ...

Sonic booms are part of the reason why supersonic passenger planes don’t fly today. Now, NASA is working to transform the boom into a “thump,” paving the way for a new generation of quieter ...

U.S. aviation startup Spike says that its new "low-boom," 18-passenger supersonic Diplomat jet will take flight in the late ...