On one hand, the speed of light is just a number: 299,792,458 meters per second. And on the other, it’s one of the most important constants that appears in nature and defines the relationship of ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back in 2018, astronomers examining the ruins of two collided ...

We wouldn’t notice. Or we’d die. Depends on how much it changed. Relativity already tells us what would happen if the speed of light were to change, and the answer is nothing. Consider a stationary ...

In 1999, a Danish physicist named Lene Hau did the unthinkable. She slowed the speed of light. It was a remarkable move that completely changed our idea of universal constants. Since then, Hau has ...

The speed of light has been one of science’s most trusted markers of stability. For more than a century, the idea that light moves through space at a constant speed has supported some of physics’ most ...

The principle of relativity, as initially described by Galileo, posits that the laws of physics remain consistent regardless of an observer's relative motion. Einstein's special relativity ...

(via PBS Space Time) One of the most fundamental physics facts is that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant for all observers. But can we really be sure that the speed of light wasn’t different ...

In 1887 one of the most important experiments in the history of physics took place. American scientists Michelson and Morley failed to measure the speed of the Earth by comparing the speed of light in ...