The curious minds at Aperture show how Einstein’s theory of relativity reshaped how we think about time, space, and gravity.

On this day in 1905 Albert Einstein published his paper introducing special relativity in a German physics journal. Entitled ...

Thomas Mulligan explains how the orbit of star S2 near a black hole provides proof for Einstein’s theory of relativity.

Key takeawaysIn physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics describes all ...

A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of ...

Einstein’s general relativity theory also plays a big role in what we know about the cosmos. The idea that everything with mass in the universe is able to bend spacetime and that’s the reason why ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

Thomas Mulligan explains why GPS technology depends on Einstein’s theory of relativity.

What we saw in the DESI experiments, and now strengthened by our South Pole Telescope observations, is that dark energy is ...

In physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics describes all known ...

A rare Jupiter-sized planet AT2021uey b was found 3,200 light-years away using microlensing, a method based on Einstein's ...

Some physicists think our reality is a kind of cosmic hologram, with space, time, and gravity as manifestations of a ...