The idea was first hypothesized about 70 years ago. In a bizarre repercussion of Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, objects traveling close to the speed of light appear flipped over.

Discover how Einstein’s theory of special relativity reshaped physics by linking ... According to Einstein, in his 1949 book "Autobiographical Notes" (Open Court, 1999, Centennial Edition ...

This is the central consequence of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity. The object then has a different length than when it is at rest, and time passes differently for the object than ...

The new findings, a collaboration between TU Wien and the University of Vienna, once again confirm a key prediction of Einstein’s theory of relativity by making an optical illusion of relativistic ...

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Scientists have long known that objects moving near the speed of light behave a bit abnormally, thanks to Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity ... just for the books until now.

Learn about Jayant Narlikar, India’s leading astrophysicist and science communicator. From his early life and education to ...

A celebrated example is Einstein’s 1905 special theory of relativity. Special relativity was born from the observation that Maxwell’s equations account very well for electromagnetic phenomena ...