The theorized unseen structure of spacetime could also explain of the outstanding questions about the accelerating expansion ...

The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study ...

This is the first time that disk-jet co-precession has been clearly observed in a black hole system, which is truly exciting, ...

In the 1900s, Albert Einstein unified the concepts of space and time, giving us a useful new way to picture the universe. At the start of the 20th century, physicists had a problem: The speed of light ...

Astronomers have seen spacetime itself wobble near a spinning black hole for the first time. The discovery, revealed during a star’s destruction, confirms a major prediction of Einstein’s theory of ...

Spacetime itself would also need to be “quantized,” or broken down into constituent parts. This is what the notorious string theory attempts to do, as does loop quantum gravity, currently considered a ...

Imagine if we could use strong electromagnetic fields to manipulate the local properties of spacetime—this could have important ramifications in terms of science and engineering. Electromagnetism has ...

We've been through the first few episodes of our crash course on general relativity, and came out alive! But it's officially "time" for CURVED spacetime. Join Gabe on this week’s episode of PBS Space ...

What if spacetime were a kind of fluid? This is the question tackled by theoretical physicists working on quantum gravity by creating models attempting to reconcile gravity and quantum mechanics. Some ...

Thinking of space and time as a liquid might help reconcile quantum mechanics and relativity. You have full access to this article via your institution. If spacetime is like a liquid — a concept some ...