faster than light
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Faster-Than-Light ‘Quasiparticles’ Touted as Futuristic Light Source
Nothing can travel faster than light, or 299,792,458 meters per second. But a certain group of particles acts as if it can, a team of physicists recently concluded, potentially paving the way for a powerful light source that could reveal new kinds of science. When electrons are excited and pushed around, they produce light of…
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There’s Only One Way You Could Personally Visit An Exoplanet
Sorry, Han Solo and Mr Sulu. Based on everything we know right now, you’ll never be able to punch a button and travel through “hyperspace”, or go to warp speed. Travelling faster than light is almost certainly impossible. According to scientists, the only way you could personally visit other stars is by taking a long,…