NASA and Boom Supersonic released an incredible photo capturing the shock waves of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a Feb. 10 test flight.

Amid efforts to lift a ban on supersonic flight over US soil, plane developer Boom says it’s getting closer to creating Concorde’s successor. But will enough people want to use it?

Boom Supersonic says its production plane, known as Overture, will fly at 60,000 feet, the same as Concorde. The speed, Mach 1.7, is one-sixth slower – but still twice as fast as subsonic aircraft.

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil supersonic jet, completed its second supersonic flight.

EXCLUSIVE: An aviation expert has weighed in on the advances in supersonic travel and how close we are to flying on the next generation of Concorde-like jets.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 has successfully broken the sound barrier, becoming the first supersonic civil aircraft in U.S. history. Today (Jan. 28), the XB-1 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in ...

Since the end of the Concorde in 2003, the world has lacked a supersonic passenger jet. While modern jets allow safety and convenience for passengers, supersonic jets can shorten travel times to a ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft will break the sound barrier for the first time during a Jan. 28 test flight, and you can watch the action live.

At almost 63-feet-long, the XB-1 is about one-third the size of Overture, Boom Supersonic’s proposed commercial jet. Overture is intended to seat 64-80 passengers, and complete international ...