General relativity stands as one of the bedrock theories in modern physics. Its strange view of relative time and space has been confirmed by countless experimental and observational tests, from ...

In 1916, only a year after Albert Einstein had published his general theory of relativity, Karl Schwarzschild used mathematical calculations to show this: If sufficient mass could be placed into an ...

Explore Albert Einstein's profound warning about the potential devastation of World War III and the regression to primitive ...

Watch as one of the most famous theories in physics is broken down in a way that reveals what’s really happening. Special ...

A dark point inside a wave of light sounds like a contradiction. It is also something researchers say they have now viewed in real time, moving so quickly that, by one measure, it outran light itself.

Waterloo scientists have developed a new way to understand how the universe began, and it could change what we know about the Big Bang and the earliest moments of cosmic history. Their work suggests ...

Explore how Albert Einstein transformed our understanding of the universe with groundbreaking theories like relativity and ...

Decades of data have suggested the universe is flat, much like an infinite plane. But a new analysis reveals deep flaws in ...

Based on the novel by Andy Weir, the story revolves around an effort to save the Earth – threatened by an alien organism that is consuming the Sun. By combining real science, compelling characters and ...

When black holes collide, the crash generates ripples in the fabric of spacetime—gravitational waves. These distortions travel far out into the universe, but by the time they reach Earth, they have ...

What would actually happen if a spacecraft traveled close to the speed of light? Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts ...

Later this month, Anacortes High School students will bring to life the seemingly unrelated stories of about a dozen people ...