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Loud noise in Massachusetts a sonic boom: 'Might be a meteor that blew up in mid-air'

The United States Geological Survey has confirmed that the mysterious noise heard across Massachusetts Saturday afternoon, prompting rampant curiosity, was a sonic boom from a meteor. “This event is a ...

The true nature of a sonic boom is a stack of sound waves, not an explosion

That roar was not an explosionAfter a supersonic aircraft passes overhead, you may hear a "boom" sound. Many people perceive ...
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Sonic boom mystery deepens as experts debate what shook Columbia last week

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The loud booming that jolted Columbia last week was one of at least three events that occurred in the eastern United States over a ...

The Truth Behind 'Boomless Flight': Zero Sonic Boom Even Beyond the Speed of Sound

The mystery of why sound doesn't reach the ground despite supersonic speedWhen an airplane exceeds the speed of sound, a ...
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Boom shakes South Carolina, rattling Columbia & raising questions about the cause

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This modified Northrop F-5E jet was used during 2003 for NASA’s Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration program. A loud booming noise ...
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FAA Proposes to End Ban on Overland Supersonic Flights, Establish Interim Noise-Based En Route Standard as First Step to Fully Authorizing Supersonic Operations

offshore operations where the flight crew has information about flight limitations that will prevent sonic booms from reaching the U.S.; and overland operations in the U.S., conducted in accordance ...