How did Chen-ning Yang miss out on a second Nobel Prize in physics?
Since the Nobel Prize began recognising exceptional achievements in science, literature and peace in 1901, only five scientists…
Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision
For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal…
6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to…
Gravitational waves help scientists measure newborn black hole’s ‘kick’
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous…
International collaboration doubles detection of cosmic collisions | Innovate UK
An international team of researchers has announced a significant advancement in gravitational-wave astronomy, with the detection of 128…
What Came Before the Big Bang? New Study Says ‘Numerical Relativity’ Could Unlock Cosmology’s Biggest Mysteries
It is one of cosmology’s most perplexing questions: what happened before the Big Bang? Although the question has…
Quantum mechanics physics theory was born 100 years ago, thanks to Heisenberg’s hay fever
In 1925, a young German physicist fled to the treeless island of Helgoland in the North Sea to…
Largest black hole merger ever detected through gravitational waves
An international team of physicists uncovered the behemoth by detecting ripples in space-time from the violent collision. Sometime…