How Einstein’s Lost Theory Could Help Us Find Minerals
Albert Einstein postulated in his 1905 theory of special relativity that the speed of light in a vacuum…
Sealed in an Envelope for a Decade, Another Surprise in the Quest to Unravel the Mystery of Gravity Emerges
A twist on gravity measurement, hidden in a mysterious envelope, may point to a subtle flaw in our…
‘One of the great unresolved embarrassments of physics’: It’s been 340 years since Newton and scientists still haven’t solved the secret of gravity
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The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Now Scientists Know Why
An international team of astrophysicists has found evidence that the universe recycles black holes, merging them to form…
Gravitational waves as dark matter seeds
Dark matter’s origin is still a puzzle. A new study by Professor Joachim Kopp from Johannes Gutenberg University…
The Most Elusive Number in Physics Just Got Even More Mysterious
After years of careful measurement, a physicist uncovers a result that doesn’t quite align with previous findings, deepening…
Quantum Physics’ Strangest Problem May Hold the Key to Time Itself
Quantum collapse models hint at tiny time fluctuations. Credit: FQxI/Gabriel Fitzpatrick (2026) An FQxI cofunded study suggests hidden…
Physicist bends light with gravity, improves remote sensing
Enbang Li, a senior lecturer at the University of Wollongong’s School of Physics, has developed a simple yet…
Physicist Bends Light With Gravity to Make New Mobile Sensing Device
Astrophysicists talk a lot about gravitational lensing, one of the more fun aspects of light’s infamous particle-wave duality.…
Scientists reveal the hidden forces shaping how gravity works across the Universe
Gravity behaves predictably in your daily life. Drop a ball, and it falls. Planets loop around stars. On…
Gravity holds across cosmos, proving Newton and Einstein right
Scientists have tested gravity across some of the largest structures in the universe and found that it behaves…
Is China about to launch a rocket from South China Sea international waters?
China plans to launch its first rocket from open waters in the South China Sea, in a display…