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Stunning 'Einstein engagement ring' from the early universe is one of the oldest ever discovered
By Harry Baker published
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning photo of one of the most distant Einstein rings ever found. The luminous halo of light aligns perfectly with another galaxy, making it look like a cosmic engagement ring.

'Twisty' new theory of gravity says information can escape black holes after all
By Paul Sutter published
Einstein's theory of relativity say black holes are 'bald', but a new tweak to his research may give the mysterious objects their long-sought 'hair.'

Gravitational wave lab LIGO roars back online to detect the oldest black hole collisions ever seen
By Jonas Enander published
LIGO has been upgraded to observe gigantic black hole mergers 5 billion light-years away.

10 discoveries that prove Einstein was right about the universe — and 1 that proves him wrong
By Brandon Specktor published
Albert Einstein's theories of relativity have been proven to be true time and again in the more than 100 years following their publication.

Radio signal from 8 billion light-years away could reveal the secrets of the universe's 'dark age'
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers detected a radio signal from deeper in space than ever before, using a cosmic trick first predicted by Einstein.

Is all matter made up of both particles and waves?
By Paul Sutter published
According to quantum mechanics, the physics theory that describes the zoo of subatomic particles, all matter can be described as both particles and waves. But is it real?

Where is Einstein's brain?
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Following his death in 1955, Albert Einstein's brain was removed, cut into 240 pieces and slowly distributed to scientists around the world. But where is Einstein's brain now?

One of the most extreme black hole collisions in the universe just proved Einstein right
By Brandon Specktor published
A monster merger between two black holes sent ripples through time and space, and may prove Einstein right about a gravitational phenomenon called precession.
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