An experiment has visualized a prediction about objects traveling at the speed of light known as the Penrose-Terrell Effect, ...

The key trick was to apply artificial Lorentz contraction. The cube was reshaped with an aspect ratio of 0.6 to mimic movement at 80% the speed of light. The sphere was squeezed to resemble an ...

A snapshot of relativistic motion: Experimental data on the Terrell rotation of a deliberately Lorentz contracted sphere at 0.999 c, moving from right to left. (Courtesy: Dominik Hornof et al., "A ...