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NASA’s X-59 Is About to Crack the Sound Barrier Without the Boom — and Possibly Change How We Fly

By: Jordan Strickler

3 June 2026 at 22:50

NASA X-59 hypersonic aircraft flying at high altitude over mountains.

The experimental jet was built to kill the sonic boom. First, it has to survive going supersonic.

Rocket launches are turning the upper atmosphere into an accidental climate experiment

By: Jordan Strickler

1 June 2026 at 19:00

Rocket launch with smoke and flames, bright sky, and clouds in the background.

A new study finds pollution from satellite megaconstellations could account for 42% of the space sector’s climate impact by 2029.