Imagine this: a tiny needle hurtling toward Earth at the speed of light. At first glance, it might sound like no big deal.

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

This sort of motion is common in galaxies sporting active central supermassive black holes, like the one in the nearby ...

ISO 400 | 1/640 sec | F2.8 Photo: Abby Ferguson Understanding shutter speed, aperture and ISO can be overwhelming for ...

The idea was first hypothesized about 70 years ago. In a bizarre repercussion of Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, objects traveling close to the speed of light appear flipped over. The ...

Imagine supercomputers that think with light instead of electricity. That s the breakthrough two European research teams have made, demonstrating how intense laser pulses through ultra-thin glass ...