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Michigan State University astrophysicists are closing in on one of space science’s biggest mysteries: where the galaxy’s most ...

Physicists have demonstrated with unprecedented accuracy that the speed of light remains constant. In 1887, a landmark physics experiment was carried out by American researchers Michelson and Morley.

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As the Sun enters a period of heightened activity, students now have a new way to explore its powerful effects on Earth and ...