Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider tested whether top quarks, the most massive known elementary particles, comply with ...

This way of approaching physical theories started in the late 19th century with pioneers like Albert Einstein, Paul Dirac, and Neils Bohr. Modern physics stands on two pillars: Einstein’s theory ...

After looking into Einstein's forecast, China developed the first air-powered engine. This engine uses compressed air as its ...

The accelerating expansion of the Universe, first observed in 1998, remains one of the most profound mysteries in modern ...

A weak gravitational field indicates nearly flat space-time, and there Newton's theories seem to apply. But a strong gravitational field throws classical predictions off. Einstein postulated three ...

The Einstein Probe detected a 17-minute soft X-ray burst from 12.5 billion light-years away, challenging gamma-ray burst ...

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany in 1879 and died in Princeton, USA, in 1955. He won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and is considered one of the most groundbreaking scientists of all time, famous for ...

Here are a few thought experiments that demonstrate some of Einstein's most groundbreaking discoveries, including his special and general theories of relativity. What would happen if you chased a ...

The recent detection of a cosmic explosion by the Einstein Probe is stirring excitement among space watchers everywhere.

After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity. Intended for a popular audience, the book remains one of the most lucid ...