A research team led by Dr. Lin Cao from the University of Sheffield's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has ...

During the first years of the Cold War, the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command had a simple defense strategy. If the conflict ever turned hot, they would have in their ranks fighter and ...

Video. NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested the X-59, a supersonic jet designed to fly faster than sound with minimal noise — a step toward reviving quiet, high-speed commercial travel.

Key Points and Summary – NASA and Lockheed’s X-59 just flew, proving “quiet supersonic” can replace the sonic boom with a ...

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...

A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the ...

The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...

As temperatures increase, trains and subways are becoming unendurable. Potential solutions include everything from cooling ...

So the startle factor is lower, and the sound level is more like — we’ve done studies— it’s more like a car door closing, you ...

Designed by NASA and built by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, the X-59 represents a decade-long effort to minimise ...

The X-59 has been jointly developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, the same facility that made some of ...