Today, 100 years after General Relativity was developed, our computers are finally ready to use its full power to better model the universe. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign ...

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During the latter part of the 20th century, string theory was put forward as a unifying theory of physics foundations. String theory has not, however, fulfilled expectations. That is why we are of the ...

The General Theory of Relativity is supported by an impressive body of astronomical observation. Relativity explains the orbital eccentricities of Mercury, the “stretching” of light from heavy stars, ...

The cosmological constant has plagued physicists for more than a century. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There is a fundamental ...

Spend an evening with Canterbury Distinguished Professor Roy Kerr, renowned for his influential work in astrophysics, solving Einstein’s equation of relativity relating to rotating black holes 60 ...

The first step toward quantum gravity, the "holy grail of physics," may be hiding in a quantum recipe to cook up black holes. That's the suggestion of new research that adds quantum corrections to ...

Albert Einstein on a bill of 5 Israeli Pounds. A truly spectacular unpublished autograph manuscript produced by German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and exploring his celebrated Unified Field ...