Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
Black Hole Simulation Solves a Mystery About Their Accretion Disks
A new study by an international team of astrophysicists have validated an age-old theory about how accretion disks behave.
As Expected, the Newly Upgraded LIGO is Finding a Black Hole Merger Every Week
The LIGO detector is back online after months of upgrades, and has made two new detections already!
Astronomers Get as Close as They Can to Seeing the Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way
Thanks to the GRAVITY collaboration, astronomers have made the most detailed observations of the black hole at the center of…
It Could be Possible to Transfer Data Through Gravitational Waves
A new study by a team of Russian scientists demonstrates how gravitational waves could be encoded to send information, in…
Last Year’s Gravitational Wave Detections Failed to Provide a Hint of Any Extra Spatial Dimensions
In a new study, astrophysicists used the gravitational waves from last year's kilonova event to determine if the Universe has…
Einstein Was Right… Again! Successful Test of General Relativity Near a Supermassive Black Hole
For the first time in history, Einstein's theory of General Relativity was confirmed by observing a star orbiting the supermassive…
Thanks to a Gravitational Lens, Astronomers Can See an Individual Star 9 Billion Light-Years Away
In a recent study, a team of international astronomers used the gravitational lensing technique to study the most distant individual…
If There is a Multiverse, Can There be Life There Too?
In a series of new studies, an international team of researchers found that if we live in a multiverse, it…
Here’s Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory About the Big Bang
Stephen Hawking's final theory, which was recently published, offers an new take on the Big Bang Theory that could revolutionize…
Dense Star Clusters Could be the Places Where Black Hole Mergers are Common
According to a new study by an international team of astronomers, black hole mergers are common in globular star clusters