Space travel at the speed of light or even faster has long been a dream of science fiction, but what if we could travel 1 light year per second? In this fascinating exploration of space travel beyond ...

Space — the final frontier. These are the words that introduce every episode of classic "Star Trek," the show that essentially popularized the concept of traveling the stars at the speed of light – or ...

Cosmic speed limits can be a major inconvenience but they've rarely stopped science fiction in its tracks. When it comes to space travel, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity is a major ...

Every year, our planet makes one full trip around the Sun. And while that means we’re already moving at breakneck speeds, we’re about to ramp that speed up. Like, way up! Let’s turn Earth into a ...

The iconic Pinwheel Galaxy, located 25 million light-years away. Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz (JHU), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (Jet ...

Science fiction authors and readers dream of travelling at the speed of light, but Einstein tells us we can’t. You might think that’s an arbitrary rule, but [FloatHeadPhysics] shows a different way to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In science fiction, spaceships moving at or beyond lightspeed enable ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

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

This revealed two distinct types of SEEs with different origins. One group is connected to solar flares exploding from small ...

So, you’re driving a car at half the speed of light. (Both hands on the wheel, please.) You turn on the headlights. How fast would you see this light traveling? What about a person standing by the ...

For a decade and a half, astronomers have been on the trail of a galactic mystery. In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — ...