Space and time seem like two completely different ideas, but Einstein showed they are interlinked in what is known as ...

For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the ...

Shubhanshu Shukla recalled being cautious about releasing objects in his initial days on the station. “I had this strange ...

Ten events that would unfold if gravity suddenly vanished, beginning with the effects on our bodies and ending with the unraveling of the universe itself.

From Newton’s falling apple to Einstein’s curved spacetime, our understanding of gravity has come a long way, yet this ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. At the beginning of time and the center of every black hole lies a point of infinite density called a singularity. To explore these ...

A mathematical test for the nature of space-time – the fabric of physical reality – may be the first step towards novel computer-like devices that process information using gravity. Eleftherios-Ermis ...

Physicists are eyeing charged gravitinos—ultra-heavy, stable particles from supergravity theory—as possible Dark Matter ...

As they whirl around in low-Earth orbit, satellite configurations are far more sensitive to changes in Earth's gravity field ...

Seeking endorsements for her new book, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein finds herself staring at fundamental questions of space, time ...

We can never 100% prove that the constants really are constant. There is a set of very special numbers, known as the fundamental constants of nature, that cannot be explained. Where do they come from?