Humankind was once determined to break the sound barrier, as it was considered the ultimate achievement in speed. But our technology didn't stop there, as we've built experimental vehicles that can ...

sphere only about 12 miles across. This first clear image of a pulsar’s X-ray bow shock, from the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton observatory, is featured in a Science magazine cover story on ...

Boeing's claim that the F-15EX could reach Mach 2.9 has been "amended". The official number is more like Mach 2.5. In a quick about-face, Boeing’s BA F-15 business development director amended his ...

Key Points - Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works is developing the SR-72 Darkstar "Son of Blackbird," a Mach 6+ intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and strike aircraft. -However, if the Air ...

Key Points and Summary - This analysis debates the U.S. Air Force's need for the secretive, Mach 6+ SR-72 hypersonic aircraft. -Proponents laud its game-changing speed, arguing it can penetrate any ...

Venus Aerospace has made the most efficient rocket engines ever flown. They will go from runway to mach 9 hypersonic speed. The Venus Aerospace Stargazer M4 is designed to reach a top speed of Mach 9, ...

Electric vehicles are serious business. Legacy automakers are shifting lineups and spending billions upon billions of dollars to pump out more EV models as the years go on. One such result of this ...