
RelativityFebruary 17, 2026
This mind-bending relativity illusion has never been seen—until now
Physicists have observed the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect in real life
Victoria Helm is a physicist working on quantum optics at the University of Vienna.

This mind-bending relativity illusion has never been seen—until now
Physicists have observed the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect in real life