Distant quasars may hold the key to spotting elusive gravitational waves—and revealing hidden dimensions of the universe.

A decade ago astrophysicists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), operated by the California ...

International team calculates observable quantities such as scattering angle and emitted energy with unrivalled precision.

Finding out whether gravity – and therefore space-time itself – is quantum in nature has long been thought impossible. But ...

Researchers have shown that abstract mathematical functions from the frontiers of theoretical physics have a real-world use ...

A study published in Nature has established a new benchmark in modeling the universe's most extreme events: the collisions of ...

In the quantum world, observing a particle is not a passive act. If you shine light on a quantum object to measure its ...

The UK-based company Delta.g has bagged the 2025 qBIG prize, which is awarded by the Institute of Physics (IOP). Initiated in ...

Astronomical amounts of energy could be extracted from black holes—to build a gigantic bomb, for example. Experts have now ...

Massive ripples in the very fabric of space and time wash over Earth constantly, although you'd never notice. An astrophysicist is trying a new search for these gravitational waves.

For over a century, black holes have fascinated scientists with their mysterious nature. According to Einstein’s theory of ...