Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Flying at 70,000 feet above the world at three times the speed of sound floats the future of combat - so much so that the US air force called it the last manned bomber. Its platform was so versatile ...

As part of a plan to build a strategic bomber for deep penetration and nuclear bombing runs during the Cold War, North American Aviation created a stunningly futuristic prototype for its time: the ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic have teamed to create a technique that visualizes the shock waves generated out of the second supersonic test flight of its XB-1 prototype. The groups released the images ...

Don Pettit says microgravity makes him "feel 30 years old again." NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut has returned to Earth after spending more than seven months in space, telling reporters he still ...

NASA’s oldest serving astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday following a 7-month mission on board the International Space Station (ISS). Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday with a special homecoming, ...

Cosmonauts will join the veteran spacefarer's return after 220 days in space. In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth's ...

New photograph captures breathtaking sight of history-making Boom Supersonic's XB-1 passenger plane as it hits supersonic speeds while flying across the sun When you purchase through links on our site ...

Despite its technical triumphs and support from aviators, the XB-70’s operational future unraveled almost as quickly as it took flight. The North American XB-70 Valkyrie emerged from a United States ...

We’ll start to miss this sort of thing soon. NASA partnered with Boom Supersonic to capture the invisible; the supersonic shockwave of Boom’s XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier. "This image ...

"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in late January with its XB-1 test jet, paving the way forward in the startup's efforts to build its own supersonic airliner. Boom and NASA released a unique ...