NASA flew a B-200 equipped with an updated imaging system at around 30,000 feet while the pair of T-38s remained in formation and flew at supersonic speeds at the precise moment they were directly ...

[Kevin] wanted to check out the air patterns present when his 3D printer is in action. This is useful research; slight differences in temperature can affect the quality of his prints. Instead of ...

Researchers at Nasa's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California have developed a new technique for capturing visual images of supersonic shockwaves. While the shockwaves are invisible to the ...

Nobody wants to live in a drafty house, yet checking for substantial air leaks within a home can be a complex process. Scientists have now devised what could be a much easier method of doing so, ...

A supersonic plane recently zoomed past the sun, and its light-bending shock waves were captured in a stunning new image. The plane, a T-38C manned by a pilot for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, ...

This schlieren image shows an Air Force Test Pilot School T-38 in a transonic state, meaning the aircraft is transitioning from a subsonic speed to supersonic. Above and beneath the aircraft, ...

A new technique uses the texture and luminosity of the sun to reveal the details of shock waves in planes flying at faster than the speed of sound. A supersonic plane recently zoomed past the sun, and ...