South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wānaka overnight with a loud sonic boom, the cause of which was a falling meteorite.

As more spacecraft are launched, the risk increases that uncontrolled space debris - those without active guidance - will ...

Fireballs Aotearoa, a group interested in meteorites, said a sonic boom was widely reported as the object came in overhead.

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

NASA's X-59 QueSST, designed to minimize sonic booms, is set for its first flight in 2025. This revolutionary aircraft could ...

The Alaska Earthquake Center reported a magnitude 3 earthquake about 3:20 p.m. Monday about two miles south of Haines.

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off ...

Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...

Boston has been rocked by an unlikely earthquake - with baffled Massachusetts residents shocked that their houses were ...

A small earthquake was recorded in central Massachusetts on Monday morning - with people on social media reporting they also ...