If the pulsar is confirmed, it could enable more precise measurements of the space-time around the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole ...

The second reason is simple: location, location, location! The millisecond pulsar appears to be near Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Sagittarius A* weighs ...

Researchers from Columbia University and Breakthrough Listen, a scientific research program aimed at finding evidence of ...

The idea of relative motion is an aspect of the theory of relativity (strictly, it’s Galilean relativity, rather than ...

This post features biographies and notable quotes from oral history interviews with planetary geophysicist Lynnae Quick, ...

Confirming a pulsar star would enable unprecedented tests of General Relativity. Such a discovery would revolutionize physics ...

Ripples in space-time from a pair of merging black holes have been recorded in unprecedented detail, enabling physicists to test predictions of general relativity ...

Scientists reveal that time passes slightly faster on Mars due to weaker gravity. Einstein’s theory explains why humans would ...

For those who watch gravitational waves roll in from the universe, GW250114 is a big one. It's the clearest gravitational ...

That piece, Einstein’s Light for Violin and Piano, was written by Adolphe a decade ago for the 100th anniversary of the ...

Einstein’s general theory of relativity was confirmed one hundred years ago today. Go to take a theatrical journey with physicist Brian Greene and explore this discovery in light falls on PBS. Hank ...

Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still daring to test it. Some theories of quantum gravity suggest light might ...