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NASA has developed special probes that will fly aboard F-15B jets trailing closely behind its X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet in order to measure the shock waves it produces.

The photograph, captured by NASA, shows the shock waves surrounding Boom Supersonic's demonstrator aircraft, the X-B-ONE, as it completed its second flight at speeds exceeding Mach 1.

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.

Boom Supersonic’s mission crew was particularly focused on demonstrating that the XB-1 is capable of passing the Mach cutoff, a physics event that only occurs at sufficiently high altitudes.

It’s supersonic (video, embedded below) as [Cylo’s Garage] shows by imaging clear shock diamonds in the flow from those thin little tubes. Shock diamonds are a clear indicator of supersonic flow.

It’s supersonic (video, embedded below) as [Cylo’s Garage] shows by imaging clear shock diamonds in the flow from those thin little tubes. Shock diamonds are a clear indicator of supersonic flow.