The answer comes from a counterintuitive result of special relativity, a field of physics which is notoriously difficult to ...

Time travel is still very much science fiction, at least to us laymens.. But in the world of physics that’s not the case.

Time travel has shifted from pure fantasy to a serious, if highly constrained, topic in modern physics. The equations that describe gravity, quantum fields and the structure of spacetime now allow ...

Since Einstein, physicists have found that certain entities can reach superluminal (that means "faster-than-light") speeds and still follow the cosmic rules laid down by special relativity.

Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

If ever spotted in the emptiness of space, according to theoretical physicist Eugeny Babichev of the University of ...

The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole ...

A team of physicists has discovered a surprisingly simple way to build nuclear clocks using tiny amounts of rare thorium. By ...

Facing death is a core part of making meaning of one’s life. To struggle through this universal contemplation without a ...

If you’re concerned about getting every microsecond out of life, then you might not want to migrate to Mars. Using extremely ...

You don't have to look hard to find a Stephen King TV or movie adaptation, but one of the most underrated of the past decade ...