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'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.'
Invisible supernovas called 'bosenovas' may be exploding all around us, new research suggests
By Paul Sutter published
What happens when an invisible star dies? It erupts in an invisible explosion, of course. New research describes how these unseen 'bosenovas' may behave.
James Webb Space Telescope: Origins, design and mission objectives
By Andrew May last updated
Reference NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has launched and it's the most powerful in history, giving us the deepest ever view into our universe.
Is there an 'up' and a 'down' in space?
By Amanda Heidt published
Any object with mass distorts the space-time continuum, which we perceive as gravity pulling us "down" toward that object's center.
Earth may have debris from alien star systems trapped in its orbit, new research suggests
By Robert Lea published
A new study questions if our planet could capture rocky and icy visitors from outside the solar system — and how scientists could spot them.
Gravity can transform into light, mind-bending physics paper suggests
By Paul Sutter published
In the early universe, gravity may have been capable of creating light, a new theoretical paper finds.
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.
Da Vinci understood key aspect of gravity centuries before Einstein, lost sketches reveal
By Ben Turner published
Sketches found inside Leonardo da Vinci's sketchbooks, show that he had already grasped the essence of Einstein’s 1907 ‘Equivalence Principle’ centuries before the physicist.
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