When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Einstein's theory of special relativity teaches us that time is relative. But what does it mean ...

Fermilab physicist Don Lincoln explains a well-known thought experiment examining the consequences of special relativity. “Time waits for no man” goes the saying, and it appears to be true. Inexorably ...

The Twin Paradox is one of the most fascinating and perplexing concepts in Special Relativity. It involves two twins: one stays on Earth while the other travels through space at near light speed. Upon ...

Subhash Kak, Delaune Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at LSU, recently resolved the twin paradox, known as one of the most enduring puzzles of modern-day physics. Subhash ...

Dick Cook Studios (DCS) has acquired the motion picture and television rights to Charles Wachter’s debut novel “The Twin Paradox,” Variety has learned exclusively. “’The Twin Paradox’ is hands-down ...

(via TEDEd) On their 20th birthday, identical twin astronauts volunteer for an experiment. Terra will remain on Earth, while Stella will board a spaceship. Stella’s ship will travel to visit a star ...

AS MAXIMS GO, Time is relative may not be quite as famous as Time is money. But the notion that time speeds up or slows down depending on how fast one object is traveling relative to another surely ...

We break down Einstein's famous twin paradox to illustrate time dilation in special relativity. Discover how acceleration, not just velocity, causes a difference in the aging of the twins and why the ...