Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang dies, aged 103
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Chen-ning Yang, died in Beijing on Saturday at the age of 103. Yang died…
From black holes to wormholes – welcome to the warped side of the Universe – The Irish Times
We live in a Universe that is, in parts, distinctly warped. It’s a feature that has intrigued Prof…
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…
A Study Appears to Stunningly Contradict Newton and Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, an immensely important update…
45 years ago, Carl Sagan beautifully explained the fourth dimension with just an apple.
When Mats Janzon found Leya, she was just a tiny baby curled up alone in the grass near…