Scientists Have Achieved the Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Space Aboard China’s Tiangong Station
Scientists have achieved the lowest equivalent temperature ever recorded in space aboard China’s Tiangong space station.
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Einstein’s Hidden Secret, Ancient Cave Art, and a Strange Cloud on Mars—The Latest from The Debrief
This week in news from The Debrief, we look at a strange new phenomenon physicists have discovered hidden in Einstein's equations, and much more.
This Philosopher Thinks Physics May Be Asking the Wrong Question About Space-Time
Einstein's equations have withstood every experimental test for more than a century; however, according to one philosopher, they have not withstood careful scrutiny of the language used to describe them.
Double-Slit Experiment Challenges Einstein, Communication with Light, and a Baffling Paradox
This week in news from The Debrief, new research resolving a century-old debate surrounding the double-slit experiment, communication with light, and more are featured.
Einstein Was Wrong? Ingenious New Double-Slit Experiment Settles a Century-Old Debate in Quantum Mechanics
Researchers have finally resolved a century-old debate over the famous "double slit" experiment, according to new research.
A Real-Life ‘Star Wars’ Discovery, Einstein Vindicated Again, and Solving a Deadly 4000-Year-Old Mystery
This week, astronomers have spotted a 'Tatooine' world, Einstein has been proven right (again), and a Bronze Age mystery comes into focus.
What Came Before the Big Bang? New Study Says ‘Numerical Relativity’ Could Unlock Cosmology’s Biggest Mysteries
New research suggests numerical relativity, a computational approach to the Einstein's equations, could resolve some of cosmology's greatest questions.
Einstein’s Unified Field Theory Realized? New Theory Unites Electromagnetism and Gravity Through Geometry
Researchers say they may have achieved Einstein's vision of a "unified field theory" that can unite two of nature's fundamental forces.
New Research May Vindicate Einstein’s Theoretical Prediction of Massless Gravitons
New research sets the most stringent limit yet on the mass of the graviton, suggesting it may indeed be massless as predicted by Einstein's theory of gravity.
“The Wormhole Dilemma: Could Advanced Civilizations Use Time Travel to Rewrite History?
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb looks at whether wormhole technologies could allow time travel, and if so, what the implications might be for history.
New Math Brings Us One Step Closer to Unifying Einstein’s Relativity and Quantum Physics (Updated)
New mathematics could provide researchers with a framework for a "unified theory" that will allow new methods of resolving several of the universe’s mysteries.
‘Time Traveling’ Quantum Sensor Breakthrough Allows Scientists to Gather Data from the Past
A breakthrough that leverages "spooky action at a distance" could lead to practical time-traveling quantum sensors.
Only a Matter of ‘Time’: On Einstein, Negative Mass, Time Travel and Aliens
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb discusses Einstein, negative mass, extraterrestrials, and the allure of time travel.
Complexity Nurtures Intelligence: A Complex Reality Shaped by Gravity, Life, and AI
Increasing complexity could provide insights into future technological advancements and the potential for encountering extraterrestrial intelligence.
Breakthrough in Quantum Measurement of Gravity Achieved Using Levitating Magnets
Physicists are one step closer to the measurement of gravity at the quantum level, findings that may broaden our understanding of some of the most mysterious forces at work in our universe.
New Superluminal Theory Transforms Our Concept of Time with “Extension” of Special Relativity
A group of theoretical physicists says that a superluminal world possessing three time dimensions and one space dimension could change our concept of time.
New Measurements of Gravity Suggest Theory Proposed by Albert Einstein Could Be Wrong
A new study that used measurements of cosmic phenomena suggests the theory of gravity proposed by Albert Einstein may actually be wrong.
Messages Carried by Ripples in Space and Time
Could humans one day detect artificially-produced bursts of gravitational waves, used for communication among advanced technological civilizations?
Was Einstein Wrong? Dark Energy Study Yields Surprising Discoveries About Nature’s Most Mysterious Forces
A new study on dark energy examines whether our understanding of gravity and its influence throughout the universe is incomplete.
Traveling at 8% of the Speed of Light, the Strange Celestial Object S62 is the Fastest Ever Seen
In this week's Intelligence Brief, we look at a mysterious object traveling at 8% of the speed of light, the fastest object ever observed by astronomers.
General Relativity Instead of Modified Gravity
The proper interpretation of recently acquired satellite data relies on Einstein's theory of general relativity, which still presents the best description of gravity as we know it.
The Milky-Way’s Gifts to Life Expectancy
We live in the gravitational potential well of the Milky Way galaxy, and therefore we age more slowly than the cosmos at large. By how much?
Stellar Engines: As Galaxies Emit Light, Their Expansion Reveals a Unique Phenomenon
Our observation of the behavior of galaxies reveals phenomena that have received surprisingly little attention in the scientific literature.
Theory Says Black Holes May Offer Space/Time Shortcut
Black holes may indeed be shortcuts through space and time, just like science fiction always promised. And unlike...
This Surprising Discovery May Hold the Key to Unraveling Wormholes
It may be only a matter of time before technology is able to confirm yet another exciting and mysterious aspect of our universe: the potential existence of wormholes.