Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

Last Year’s Gravitational Wave Detections Failed to Provide a Hint of Any Extra Spatial Dimensions

In a new study, astrophysicists used the gravitational waves from last year's kilonova event to determine if the Universe has…

3 years ago

Einstein Was Right… Again! Successful Test of General Relativity Near a Supermassive Black Hole

For the first time in history, Einstein's theory of General Relativity was confirmed by observing a star orbiting the supermassive…

3 years ago

Thanks to a Gravitational Lens, Astronomers Can See an Individual Star 9 Billion Light-Years Away

In a recent study, a team of international astronomers used the gravitational lensing technique to study the most distant individual…

3 years ago

If There is a Multiverse, Can There be Life There Too?

In a series of new studies, an international team of researchers found that if we live in a multiverse, it…

4 years ago

Here’s Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory About the Big Bang

Stephen Hawking's final theory, which was recently published, offers an new take on the Big Bang Theory that could revolutionize…

4 years ago

Dense Star Clusters Could be the Places Where Black Hole Mergers are Common

According to a new study by an international team of astronomers, black hole mergers are common in globular star clusters

4 years ago

Astronomers Figure Out How Black Holes Can Blast Out Relativistic Jets of Material Across Light Years of Space

Thanks to a recent study by an international team of researchers, scientists now know why rapidly-spinning black holes blast out…

4 years ago

What is the Gravitational Microlensing Method?

The Gravitational Microlensing method relies on rare events (one star passing in front of another) to focus light and search…

4 years ago

LIGO Scientists who Detected Gravitational Waves Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

For their immeasurable contributions to the discovery of gravitational waves, Caltech professors Kip S. Thorne and Barry C. Barish, and…

4 years ago

LIGO and Virgo Observatories Detect Black Holes Colliding

The Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors recently made the first simultaneous detection of gravitational waves, ushering in a new…

4 years ago