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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet flew in front of the sun so NASA could take this incredible shock wave photo

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NASA and Boom Supersonic released an incredible photo capturing a shockwave emanating from the dark silhouette of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft.

The photo was taken during a Feb. 10 test flight during which it broke the sound barrier three times.

NASA also gathered sound data from the test flight and found that no audible sonic boom reached the ground.

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