Understand Reality Through Science

Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

What Is A Photon?

"“Do photons have mass?' in most textbooks, the answer is no. But is it proven that light does not have any mass? Has anyone every actually confirmed this in a measurement? No.

"Einstein’s theory of relativity tells us that massless objects always move at the same velocity in a vacuum, which is the speed of light or 299,792,458 m/s. This assumes that the photon is massless. But it doesn’t have to be. We presume that the photon is massless because we have not measured anything faster."

Click on the link below for an "enLIGHTENing" (😄yes, I said that!) video on the subject.

Why No One Knows If Photons Really Are Massless: What If They Aren't?