The release of pressure after a shockwave is the roaring noise people hear. — -- Southern New Jersey was rocked by a sonic boom this afternoon, and no one has yet to claim responsibility for the ...

These blasts—which are increasingly common along the Space Coast in central Florida—can be heard whenever an object breaks the sound barrier. Here’s why. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a ...

No, that wasn’t an earthquake. A sonic boom caused by a SpaceX cargo vessel rattled Los Angeles late Saturday evening. Residents across a broad swath of the region reported a loud boom and rattling ...

Both an earthquake and sonic boom shook parts of the Treasure Coast Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. About three hours apart, the magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck at about 10:48 p.m. about ...

Over the weekend, an F-16 fighter jet was sent to investigate a small private plane that wasn’t communicating with air traffic controllers. The F-16 was in a hurry, traveling fast enough to create a ...

A sonic boom heard around the Washington D.C. area on Sunday afternoon was caused by F-16 fighter jets scrambled by air defense officials to intercept a small private plane with an unresponsive pilot, ...