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The Search for Alien Tech Reveals a Pulsar at the Heart of the Galaxy—And It Could Help Test Einstein’s Theory of Gravity

Ryan Whalen·February 11, 2026

Researchers looking for signs of extraterrestrial life instead stumbled upon a pulsar at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

New Warp-Drive Propulsion Concept Moves Fictional Starships Closer to Engineering Reality

Chrissy Newton·December 9, 2025

A new warp-drive study proposes a novel segmented design that brings hyper-fast space travel one step closer to becoming a reality.

Hawking Was Right: Unprecedented Black Hole Merger Observation Supports Predictions

Ryan Whalen·September 12, 2025

A recently discovered black hole merger is proving correct theoretical predictions made by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

Scientists Propose Breakthrough Model for the Long-Sought ‘Theory of Everything’

Ryan Whalen·May 13, 2025

A long-elusive "theory of everything" may finally be within reach as Finnish researchers unveil a new quantum theory of gravity.

Department of Energy Study Directly Refutes Alternate Theories of Gravity, Affirms Einstein

Christopher Plain·November 20, 2024

DOE study scanning over 6 million galaxies and quasars offers support for general relativity while refuting alternate theories of gravity.

New Math Brings Us One Step Closer to Unifying Einstein’s Relativity and Quantum Physics (Updated)

Micah Hanks·September 9, 2024

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.

Clash Between General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics Could Be Resolved by New Mathematical Framework

Micah Hanks·June 11, 2024

New research is offering fresh insights into the long-held divide between general relativity and quantum mechanics.

Controversial Dark Matter Discovery Could Upend Our Current Understanding of the Universe

Micah Hanks·March 19, 2024

A controversial new paper argues that there may not be enough room in the universe for dark matter, after all.

Physicists Hope to Finally Resolve Whether Gravity is Quantum by Levitating Micro Diamonds

Christopher Plain·December 12, 2023

New experiments to determine whether or not gravity is quantum in nature will involve levitating micro diamonds in a vacuum.

Breakdown of Standard Gravity Reported in New Study Defies Newton’s Law of Gravitation and General Relativity

Micah Hanks·August 9, 2023

The breakdown of standard gravity has been reported in a groundbreaking new study that challenges the theories proposed by Newton and Einstein.

Black Hole Simulated in the Lab Suddenly Starts Glowing, Potentially Pointing to a Unified Theory of Gravity

Christopher Plain·December 2, 2022

A team of European physicists simulated a "glowing" black hole in the lab, which they say might help confirm one famous physicist's theory.

New Measurements of Gravity Suggest Theory Proposed by Albert Einstein Could Be Wrong

Christopher Plain·November 23, 2022

A new study that used measurements of cosmic phenomena suggests the theory of gravity proposed by Albert Einstein may actually be wrong.

General Relativity Instead of Modified Gravity

Avi Loeb·March 18, 2022

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.

Is Our Universe a Neural Network? This Scientist Thinks So.

Micah Hanks·March 9, 2021

University of Minnesota Duluth scientist Vitaly Vanchurin thinks the universe may be a neural network, and suggests a "theory of everything."

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