We break down Einstein's famous twin paradox to illustrate time dilation in special relativity. Discover how acceleration, ...

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 ...

The idea was first hypothesized about 70 years ago. In a bizarre repercussion of Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, objects traveling close to the speed of light appear flipped over. The ...