Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan have written a weekly column for nearly two decades. This is their final dispatch, reflecting ...

The I-90 expansion project, which is widening the stretch of highway between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls to four lanes in ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has shattered the sound barrier without the disruptive sonic boom that has long hindered faster-than-sound commercial travel. This event, ...

For the first time, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has moved under its own power, officially kicking off its “taxi tests.” On July 10, 2025, NASA test pilot Nils Larson completed the aircraft’s ...

When legendary pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and flew the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 in 1947, it was the greatest aviation milestone ever achieved at that time. These days, however, reaching ...

The X-1’s fuselage was designed to resemble a .50 caliber bullet—one of the only shapes known to have stable flight at supersonic speeds. The Bell X-1 hangs today from the ceiling of the National Air ...