"GW250114 is the loudest gravitational wave event we have detected to date; it was like a whisper becoming a shout." ...

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Ten years after the first gravitational waves were detected, the location and design for a third-generation gravitational-wave detector are being decided ...

According to Newtonian physics, the gravitational attraction between two masses is proportional to the inverse of the square ...

The blackboard, used by the physicist during a University of Nottingham guest lecture, is said to be one of only three ...

PITTSBURGH—During his 60 years in general relativity, the field of physics established by Albert Einstein, University of Pittsburgh Professor Emeritus of physics and astronomy Ezra T. Newman not only ...

November 1919: Members of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society convened in London to discuss the results of observations of a recent solar eclipse. They were searching for something ...

Albert Einstein’s work so revolutionized physics that it is difficult to discuss him without slipping into hagiography. Indeed, his brilliance is so storied that his surname has become synonymous with ...

Three letters written by Albert Einstein in 1945 are up for auction and offer an intriguing glimpse into the renowned physicist's criticisms of how scientists were interpreting physics at the quantum ...

When a German physicist returned from a health retreat 100 years ago, his ideas sparked a debate about reality, and gave rise to quantum mechanics — the "spooky" science of the very small.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a newly discovered letter written by Albert Einstein, the renowned physicist suggested there ...