Relativity : Discovery News

Stephen Hawking, Defying Science, Turns 70

Posted Sun Jan 8, 2012 08:28 AM ET | 0

The renowned astrophysicist was once told he wouldn't live past his twenties. Read more

Reader's Choice: Favorite Space Story of 2011

Posted Tue Dec 27, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

The last 12 months have been busy with incredible space discoveries -- what was YOUR favorite story? Read more

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Re-Tested: Same Result

Posted Fri Nov 18, 2011 01:17 PM ET | 0

CERN's OPERA experiment continues to clock the subatomic particles traveling faster than the speed of light. Read more

Quantum Entanglement to Aid Gravitational Wave Hunt

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Mon Nov 7, 2011 01:47 AM ET | 0

How could "squeezed light" and the phenomenon of entanglement help in the search for ripples in spacetime? Read more

Quantum Entanglement to Aid Gravitational Wave Hunt

Cold Fusion Experiment: Major Success or Big Hoax?

Posted Wed Nov 2, 2011 05:22 PM ET | 0

Theoretically, this type of power would provide radiation-free, cheap and virtually unlimited energy. Read more

Faster-Than-Light Particles Question Einstein's Theory

Posted Thu Sep 22, 2011 04:31 PM ET | 0

Scientists have measured particles that travel faster than the speed of light, questioning the theory of relativity. Read more

Dark Energy Is Real: Claim

Posted Thu May 19, 2011 11:20 AM ET | 0

Albert Einstein was right: Dark energy is constant throughout the universe and causing it to expand. Read more

Lost and Found: Einstein's UK Immigration Papers

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed May 11, 2011 06:38 PM ET | 0

It was an unlikely find at the UK's busiest airport: Albert Einstein's immigration papers dated 26 May, 1933. Read more

Gravity Probe B Says Einstein was Right. Again.

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu May 5, 2011 09:37 PM ET | 0

It's a sad day for physics crackpots bent on disproving relativity, because once again, it turns out that Einstein was right. Read more

Listening to the Symphony of the Stars with SKA

Posted by Mark Thompson Thu Apr 21, 2011 02:36 PM ET | 0

The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) will be the size of a continent and potentially turn our view of the Universe upside down. Read more

Colliding Black Holes Twist and Stretch Spacetime

Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Apr 14, 2011 05:20 PM ET | 0

Using a new visualization tool, the extreme nature of spacetime surrounding colliding black holes has been modeled. Read more

Could Life Survive Inside a Black Hole?

Posted Wed Apr 13, 2011 01:13 PM ET | 0

Stable planetary orbits are theorized to exist inside black hole event horizons, sufficiently advanced lifeforms may live there too. Read more

US Pulls Out of LISA, the Gravitational Wave Hunter

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Fri Apr 8, 2011 05:21 AM ET | 0

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) would have hunted for elusive gravitational waves in space, but due to budget cuts, the mission has been scrapped by NASA. Which mission is next? Read more

Gravitational Affairs: LIGO's Little Black Box

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Mar 17, 2011 02:02 PM ET | 0

For the last several weeks, there have been whispers of excitement surrounding possible new results from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO). Read more