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Einstein! The Real History Behind 'Oppenheimer's Most Unexpected Character

The famous scientists were contemporaries with an intriguing relationship.

Inverse · May 8, 2023

A boost for science, a wider window to the universe

The construction of LIGO-India is a major milestone for gravitational wave science

The Hindu · May 4, 2023

If dark matter is 'invisible,' how do we know it exists?

Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for most of the universe's mass, but it doesn't interact with light, making it effectively invisible. So how do astronomers know dark matter exists?

Space · May 4, 2023

Only a handful of people can solve Einstein’s riddle- Can you?

While we cannot say for sure whether these were Einstein’s exact words, what we can say for sure is that these puzzles will help you become smarter. Here is a small puzzle that might get you thinking:

The Times of India · Apr 24, 2023

New look at 'Einstein rings' around distant galaxies just got us closer to solving the dark matter debate

Physicists believe most of the matter in the universe is made up of an invisible substance that we only know about by its indirect effects on the stars and galaxies we can see.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2023

Rare solar eclipse helps unlock sun's firey mystery

A century after scientists used a solar eclipse in WA's remote north to prove Einstein's most controversial theories, astrophysicists were back to learn more.

AAP · Apr 20, 2023

New dark matter map created with 'cosmic fossil' shows Einstein was right (again)

The mapping of matter in the cosmos helps to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity and reveals more about mysterious dark matter.

Space · Apr 17, 2023

Why do some James Webb Space Telescope images show warped and repeated galaxies?

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the earliest and most distant galaxies ever spotted by humanity. But why do some of them look so strange and distorted?

Space · Apr 17, 2023

New Measurements of the Big Bang's Afterglow Prove Einstein Right Again

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope used measurements of the cosmic microwave background to test Einstein's theory of gravity.

Inverse · Apr 13, 2023

Great Mysteries of Physics: do we really need a theory of everything?

Finding a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the universe – is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of its main theories works extraordinarily well, they clash also with each other – leaving physicists to search for a deeper, more fundamental theory.

The Conversation · Apr 12, 2023