From early experiments with lanterns to Einstein’s revelations about space and time, the speed of light has proven to be far ...

The glow from faster-than-light particles gives us a unique way to explore the universe. Nothing can travel faster than light — in a vacuum. But when light slows down, sometimes matter can blaze past ...

Let’s explore how constant this speed of light fundamental constant really is. One of the most fundamental physics facts is that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant for all observers. But can ...

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In late 2020, physicist Harold “Sonny” White, PhD, research director of the nonprofit Limitless Space Institute, noticed something peculiar—and familiar—in a circular pattern of data plots generated ...

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...