The speed of light, and the latitude of the ancient Egyptian Great Pyramid of Giza, are the same figure, but what does this ...

Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), billions of gold ions race through magnets at nearly the speed of light. Thousands of ...

In science fiction, spaceships moving at or beyond lightspeed enable all manner of universal exploration. But in Earth-bound reality, traveling at the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second, or ...

Solar scientists think there is a very active sunspot on the far side of the Sun. Sunspots are a common feature, especially ...

Year? A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. Light moves incredibly fast — about 186,000 miles (300,000 ...

Almost everyone is raised with the knowledge that the velocity of light in a vacuum is an absolute value of 299 792 kilometers (186 282 miles) per second. Even a single photon cannot surpass this ...

We all like to think of ourselves as quick-witted, but a new study from Caltech calculates that our brains process information at the extremely slow speed of around 10 bits per second. This leisurely ...

A yearslong effort to bring high-speed rail to Texas has recently shown signs of life, but state lawmakers have consistently ...

Over a year ago, Lihong Wang, a professor at Caltech, revolutionized imaging with a camera capable of snapping 10 trillion ...

The Hubble Space Telescope was the source of the Hubble tension saga; its observations have been a crucial part of the challenge. Astronomers have been using its successor, the James Webb Space ...

The recent Logitech LogiPlay event in Paris showcased the latest in gaming accessories from the consumer through to the Pro ...