An XB-1 aircraft’s shock waves created during a supersonic flight have been captured using specialized ground-based photography. January saw XB-1 make history as the first privately developed civil supersonic aircraft to break the sound barrier in the United States.

In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier during tests last month.

NASA has released a new image showing the moment Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier without producing an audible sonic boom. Boom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound,