When an object moves extremely fast—close to the speed of light—certain basic assumptions that we take for granted no longer ...

Einstein’s strangest optical illusion has been captured—thanks to lasers, a cube, and a bit of artistic inspiration.

When an object moves extremely fast – close to the speed of light – certain basic assumptions that we take for granted no longer apply. This is the ...

Peter Schattschneider from TU WIen. This is the relativistic length contraction, also known as the Lorentz contraction. However, this contraction cannot be photographed. "If you wanted to take a ...

Fast-moving objects don’t always look the way you’d expect. When something travels near the speed of light, strange things ...