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Is time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction

  • Written by Adi Foord, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageIf traveling into the past is possible, one way to do it might be sending people through tunnels in space.by raggio5 via Pixabayimage

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