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February 20, 2017

Flying at Light Speed Is Pretty Much Impossible—Unless You’re Han Solo

Flying at Light Speed Is Pretty Much Impossible—Unless You’re Han Solo

In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Han needs crazy fast reaction time to get inside the Starkiller shields without crashing into the planet. The post Flying at Light Speed Is Pretty Much Impossible—Unless You're Han Solo appeared first on WIRED.

Calculate Your Way to Special Relativity Just Like Einstein

Calculate Your Way to Special Relativity Just Like Einstein

What happens when you look at the electromagnetic force from two different reference frames? The answer: Special Relativity The post Calculate Your Way to Special Relativity Just Like Einstein appeared first on WIRED.

February 9, 2016

You–Yes, You–Can Calculate the Speed of Light With Jupiter

You–Yes, You–Can Calculate the Speed of Light With Jupiter

Ole Roemer used the moons of Jupiter to estimate the speed of light. Here's how he did it.

The post You–Yes, You–Can Calculate the Speed of Light With Jupiter appeared first on WIRED.