What Is Space-Time? Breaking Down Einstein’s Big Idea
Oftentimes, we think of space as an endless, mostly empty vacuum, a silent backdrop where planets, stars, and…
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…
Quantum computers the key to elusive ‘Theory of Everything’
During the first two decades of the 20th century, European science experienced a revolution. Albert Einstein’s Theory of…
How were black holes discovered? A 240-year-old concept that was revealed to be true only a few years ago
Black holes weren’t always known by this name. In fact, the name wasn’t coined until 1967, and the…
45 years ago, Carl Sagan beautifully explained the fourth dimension with just an apple.
Every generation has collective experiences in its youth that help define it. Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964) had…