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UPDATE: SpaceX postpones Falcon 9 launch

UPDATE (Wednesday): This story has been updated. For the latest update on the launch, click here. UPDATE: (Sunday): Vandenberg Space Force Base announced late Sunday afternoon that the COSMO-SkyMed ...
The Conversation

Is supersonic air travel about to return, two decades after the last Concorde flight?

Kingston University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. An experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-59 took to the skies for the first time in October. The plane lifted off from ...
Wall Street Journal

The Week the AI Boom Got a Reality Check on Wall Street

Investors’ confidence in the outlook for the economy and the artificial intelligence boom has powered stocks to record highs. Their faith is wavering. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index, long ...
Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX knocks out overnight launch bringing sonic boom to Central Florida

If you were in a need a reminder to turn your clocks back at 2 a.m. Sunday, it could be a boom you heard less than an hour before was able to assist. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on the ...
Digital Trends

Lockheed Martin’s X-59 completes first supersonic flight minus the sonic boom

What Happened: You know that earsplitting, window-rattling BOOM that planes make when they break the sound barrier? The one that got them banned from flying over land? Well, it might be a thing of the ...
New York Post

NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...
Engadget

NASA's supersonic jet completes its first flight in California

Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first flight in California, according to a press release spotted by Gizmodo. The X-59 ...
Wired

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

About an hour after sunrise over the Mojave Desert of Southern California, NASA’s newest experimental supersonic jet took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday. The X-59 Quesst (Quiet SuperSonic ...
New Atlas

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet completes maiden flight

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US ...
Ventura County Star

Ojai becomes first in Ventura County to monitor SpaceX sonic booms

The Ojai City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 21 to work with researchers on monitoring SpaceX launches. Ojai is the first city in the county to monitor sonic booms, according to officials from ...
PBS

Boom Towns: Small Towns On The Rise | Trail of History

Boom Towns: How small towns balance growth with history and tradition. Boom Towns: Small towns on the rise takes a look at Communities like Mooresville, Fort Mill, Belmont, and Mint Hill are ...
Food & Wine

Pumpkin Spice Fatigue? Sonic Has a Bourbon-Inspired Idea for Fall

Nicolette is a lifestyle writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Enthusiastic and ambitious, she's excited to tackle any story — from beauty trends to hard-hitting breaking news, Nicolette brings integrity + ...