Testing Einstein: conceptual image showing S0-2 (the blue and green object) as it made its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. The huge gravitational field ...

Quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity form the bedrock of the current understanding of physics—yet the two theories don't seem to work together. Physical phenomena rely on ...

The recent confirmation of gravity waves observed by the LIGO project represents a huge breakthrough in physics, verifying Albert Einstein's predictions regarding the effect of mass on space and time ...

What do most people misunderstand about Einstein's Theory of Relativity? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Having more tools helps; having the right tools is better. Utilizing multiple dimensions may simplify difficult problems -- not only in science fiction but also in physics -- and tie ...

Strangely, although we feel as if we sweep through time on the knife-edge between the fixed past and the open future, that edge—the present—appears nowhere in the existing laws of physics. In Albert ...