Special relativity, even though it's over 100 years old, is still one of the most puzzling and perplexing discoveries about the nature of the Universe itself. The (Newtonian) laws of physics that ...

At present, mainstream physicists seem to have fully accepted Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity (STR) and to take it as the foundation of modern physics because the theory appears perfectly ...

Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity (STR) is broadly misunderstood by the public. In most popular science books, relativity theory is hailed for introducing relativity to physics. Whereas ...

We use methods of differential astrometry to construct a small field inertial reference frame stable at the micro-arcsecond level. Such a high level of astrometric precision can be expected with the ...

This PSSC film made in 1960 is one of the finest physics films ever made. All students should see it at some point in their studies. See the article '"Frames of Reference" revisited' by Alistair Steyn ...

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Jan. 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced that its Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit (Scalable SIRU™) has been selected as ...