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A universe with half-speed light might never produce New Scientist readers capable of posing this question, notes one reader ...

We wouldn’t notice. Or we’d die. Depends on how much it changed. Relativity already tells us what would happen if the speed of light were to change, and the answer is nothing. Consider a stationary ...

On one hand, the speed of light is just a number: 299,792,458 meters per second. And on the other, it’s one of the most important constants that appears in nature and defines the relationship of ...

Light is the fastest-moving thing in the universe. So what would happen if the speed of light were much, much slower? In a vacuum, the speed of light is about 186,000 miles per second (300,000 ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

It only takes light about eight minutes to go from the Sun to Earth. loops7/E+ via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer ...