In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first human to break the sound barrier when he pushed the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 during a flight over the Mojave Desert. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is a stepping stone ...

Construction work has temporarily shuttered a rest area along Interstate 40 in the Mojave Desert. The John Wilkie Safety Roadside Rest Area on east and westbound I-40 near Fenner is closed until ...

About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier three times during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert on Tuesday, the first time a privately developed and built aircraft has accomplished such a ...

If there’s any plant that symbolizes the Mojave Desert, it is probably the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). This unmistakable tree-like yucca plant is mostly found in the Mojave Desert of the ...

28, 2025, from Mojave north of Lancaster ... Corridor and the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor over the Mojave Desert. Flight experts say in ideal conditions, a sonic boom can be heard up ...

Two-thirds of the way through its snowy season, the state’s valleys remain largely snow-free and snowpack is sporadic across ...

An updated winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Monday at 2:47 a.m. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch for Mojave Desert Slopes until 4 p.m. this afternoon.

A winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Sunday at 6:50 p.m. Snow accumulations up to 7 inches for Mojave Desert Slopes until 4 p.m. Monday. "Travel could be very difficult ...

Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible." The alert is for Edwards AFB, Mojave and North Edwards. The NWS adds, "If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ...