An expanding universe complicates this picture just a little bit, because the universe absolutely refuses to be straightforward. Objects are still emitting light, and that light takes time to travel ...

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Another tech executive is sounding the alarm on the job impact of AI, with the CEO of Anthropic noting that the technology is likely to eliminate roles “faster than what we’ve seen with previous ...

Since it was first spotted in early July, scientists have been fascinated by 3I/ATLAS — the third object in history to have been spotted cruising through our solar system from interstellar space. The ...

Debunked proves heavy and light objects fall at the same rate. A key Trump ally won an election. It could be good news for US taxpayers A Massive New Study of 20,000 Adults Says This Is What Happens ...

Nearly 60 years ago, the original Star Trek series ignited a dream in the public’s imagination: that one day, people would travel the galaxy in ships propelled by faster-than-light “warp drives.” The ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope observed signals that moved faster than the speed of light. Does this mean that faster-than-light travel is real? If not, what ...

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect. When you purchase through links on ...

These days, the big story over at BMW is the Neue Klasse, the brand's groundbreaking line of electric-first, high-tech vehicles that come complete with a whole new design language and a name stemming ...

The light echo around the star V838 Monocerotis as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in November 2005. When I was a teenager, I was—shockingly, I know—deeply nerdy. At a science-fiction convention, I ...

When I was a teenager, I was—shockingly, I know—deeply nerdy. At a science-fiction convention, I bought a button that read, “186,282 miles/second: Not just a good idea, it’s the law.” It was poking ...