Our universe plays by certain rules, which originate from different branches of physics. But sometimes the rules seem ...

The answer comes from a counterintuitive result of special relativity, a field of physics which is notoriously difficult to ...

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the new CEO of rocket startup Relativity Space. Founded in 2015, the space firm made headlines for launching the world's first 3D-printed rocket in 2023. Now, the ...