Maverick, Tom Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell pushes the experimental Darkstar beyond Mach 10. But how fast actually is ...

The race to field reusable hypersonic aircraft got a whole lot hotter last month, with GE Aerospace announcing a breakthrough in high-speed jet engine design that could potentially allow conventional ...

An experimental jet engine has been successfully tested at speeds of up to 6,835 miles per hour, or 10 times the speed of sound, during trials in Australia's outback, defense scientists said on Friday ...

Being able to cross half the planet in barely more time than it takes to watch an episode of your favorite series... What was once pure fiction could soon become our daily reality, thanks to recent ...

Venus Aerospace has made the most efficient rocket engines ever flown. They will go from runway to mach 9 hypersonic speed. The Venus Aerospace Stargazer M4 is designed to reach a top speed of Mach 9, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. This article is more than 3 years old. The Westone Mach 10 ...