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What is it like to be a photon traveling at light speed?
Among the scientifically savvy, there is an oft-repeated claim that says you cannot go faster than the speed of light.…
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Fighter jets chased UFOs travelling at 15 times the speed of sound
Mysterious objects were seen in Brazil’s skies, 300 ft high and traveling at 11,500 mph. They were chased by fighter…
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Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light?
Imagine you’re in a car driving across the country watching the landscape. A tree in the distance gets closer to…
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Mass misconception: Why we can’t outpace light speed
Einstein’s theory of relativity is one of the most mind-bending theories ever devised. In it, moving clocks tick more slowly…
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At light speed, Einstein’s equations break down
Einstein’s theory of special relativity predicts some crazy phenomena, none more nonintuitive than the idea that moving clocks tick more…
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“Overview effect” is a big reason to speed up space exploration
At the recent Space Renaissance Festival held in Berlin, I attended a talk by Michael Waltemathe from the Ruhr University…
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Ghost Hunting With An Anemometer For Wind Speed Detection
You’ve probably been on a ghost hunt and heard a door slam, upon inspection a fellow investigator might have declared…
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The real reason you can’t go faster than light speed
Albert Einstein is frequently regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all times, with brilliant insights about the…
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