What did our BYU team get when we measured a second flight of Starship? We found that in the far field (> 10 km), the sound levels depended greatly on the weather conditions. Find out more in our paper! doi.org/10.1121/10.0...

Honored to have our paper featured on the journal’s cover! Thanks
@asa-news.bsky.social and
@aip.bsky.social!

Link to paper: doi.org/10.1121/10.0...

Did you know that the SpaceX Starship booster also makes a triple sonic boom?

Find out more:
doi.org/10.1121/10.0... (Falcon 9 triple boom)
doi.org/10.1121/10.0... (Starship Measurements)

Why does the Falcon-9 booster make a triple sonic boom?

New research by myself and @kentlgee.bsky.social explains why this happens! Go check it out!

Full Study: doi.org/10.1121/10.0...

Scilight News Feature: doi.org/10.1063/10.0...