Speed of Light
An Ancient Black Hole as Heavy as a Billion Suns Is Pointed Right At Us
The blazar—powered by an extremely bright black hole that can blast a hole through galaxies—is the most ancient ever discovered, sending radio signals from the early universe
The ‘Halo Drive’ Would Shoot Lasers at Black Holes to Explore the Milky Way
“If we can’t build something capable of delivering astronomical levels of energy, perhaps we could instead steal the energy from an astronomical object.”
A Black Hole Has Been Shredding a Star Twice the Size of the Sun for 10 Years
Astronomers have been watching the full fallout of a tidal disruption event for years.
Scientists Think the Speed of Light Has Slowed, and They're Trying to Prove It
A controversial theory that would overturn Einstein’s theory of general relativity could soon be tested.
Watch a Comet Crash Into the Goddamn Sun
A comet traveling faster than any object in the solar system was just ripped apart by the Sun.
[Video Premiere] LED-Adorned Cyclists Create Stunning Dance of Light
'Ghost Peloton' combines athletic choreography and light to create beautiful, large-scale public art documented in a new short film premiering today.
Watch 3,000 Cyclists, Runners, and Dancers Become LED Light Paintings
In NVA's short film "Ghost Peloton", a horde of cyclists and runners become LED light paintings. Check out the trailer here.
The World's Fastest Camera Can See Around Corners By Imaging Lasers At 15 Billion Frames A Second
A camera innovation can capture videos at the speed of light, making it the planet's fastest camera (with the intriguing possibility of seeing objects around corners).
This Camera Sees Around Corners by Imaging Lasers at 15 Billion Frames a Second
British researchers are developing new camera tech to give us eyes in impossible places.