<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Gravity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/gravity Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ What would happen to Earth if the sun suddenly vanished? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/what-would-happen-to-earth-if-the-sun-suddenly-vanished P8p7Mh27D9ANBUnoZGgAZN Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:12:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant 'sea of light' near the cosmic dawn ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/enormous-3d-map-of-the-universe-shows-brilliant-sea-of-light-near-the-cosmic-dawn Hp26APqMciqmudqgXFKouQ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein's relativity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/these-tiny-swimming-robots-can-navigate-artificial-space-time-mazes-using-einsteins-relativity MpyCqG9psVpKuGGMovpjzV Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:31:23 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:29:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do you weigh more when an elevator goes up or when it comes down? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/do-you-weigh-more-when-an-elevator-goes-up-or-when-it-comes-down Wd5vrUrSSw8HB9z8CbqSKh Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 'sungrazing' comet could become visible to the naked eye during the day — if the sun doesn't destroy it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/new-sungrazing-comet-could-become-visible-to-the-naked-eye-during-the-day-if-the-sun-doesnt-destroy-it e46xGfjQG9AYxRCjNrTx26 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:53:30 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:12:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Every major galaxy is speeding away from the Milky Way, except one — and we finally know why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/every-major-galaxy-is-speeding-away-from-the-milky-way-except-one-and-we-finally-know-why NyCQ2yo3ks252YPh4tHXw5 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:09:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb telescope solves mystery of 'forever young' vampire stars from the dawn of time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-solves-mystery-of-forever-young-vampire-stars-from-the-dawn-of-time nioFZXLDPRVmJ2ETttY3wm Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:10:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is there anything 'below' Earth in space? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/is-there-anything-below-earth-in-space xg2pRG8x3WKGNpXCqSzdza Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:56:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/einstein-was-right-time-ticks-faster-on-mars-posing-new-challenges-for-future-missions kJ9EHqTSWmQ8osjVsV4RcE Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:50:39 +0000 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:06:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Two stars spiraling toward catastrophe are putting Einstein's gravity to the test ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/gravity/two-stars-spiraling-toward-catastrophe-are-putting-einsteins-gravity-to-the-test HudXCPa2KdvucgpvgZmSon Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:00:41 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Record-breaking 'dark object' found hiding within a warped 'Einstein ring' 10 billion light-years away ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/record-breaking-dark-object-found-hiding-within-a-warped-einstein-ring-10-billion-light-years-away gAP6hwJS5qjMW5CWBRCoP7 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:34:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/satellites-detected-strange-gravity-signal-coming-from-deep-within-earth-almost-20-years-ago-study-reveals R7E5FZMfVaVhUgTJ95vtF8 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:04:57 +0000 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:26:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 'quasi-moon' discovered in Earth orbit may have been hiding there for decades ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/earths-newest-quasi-moon-may-have-been-secretly-orbiting-our-planet-for-decades k5e3FeXHVM3F8ZeaoVKyiU Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:33:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it die ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/scientists-think-they-detected-the-first-known-triple-black-hole-system-in-the-universe-and-then-watched-it-die uQEPzs4Gev8wowoKUPFkUF Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:38:08 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:21:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists use Stephen Hawking theory to propose 'black hole morsels' — strange, compact objects that could reveal new physics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/scientists-use-stephen-hawking-theory-to-propose-black-hole-morsels-strange-compact-objects-that-could-reveal-new-physics ATWCCAxZTFAgSu78q42h7U Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/scientists-have-discovered-a-new-dwarf-planet-in-our-solar-system-far-beyond-the-orbit-of-neptune Vk8cMQQn4W7vJDe4TvFpre Fri, 23 May 2025 22:26:35 +0000 Mon, 26 May 2025 13:45:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ New theory could finally make 'quantum gravity' a reality — and prove Einstein wrong ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/physicists-may-be-on-their-way-to-a-theory-of-everything-after-reenvisioning-einsteins-most-famous-theory EBZ58GiMZ8DskayvK4ewKE Thu, 15 May 2025 17:02:05 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2025 16:24:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can you burp in space? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/can-you-burp-in-space hRCEbsgTXoyRv7weVUhEFD Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:20:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/astronomers-discover-doomed-planet-shedding-a-mount-everests-worth-of-material-every-orbit-leaving-behind-a-comet-like-tail Wgr7JLpMpwLmxxQG4jjKCR Sat, 26 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black holes may obey the laws of physics after all, new theory suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/black-holes-may-obey-the-laws-of-physics-after-all-new-theory-suggests fYWMaXjidnTViNq676iSRN Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronomers identify a celestial '3-body problem' lurking in the outer solar system ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/astronomers-identify-a-celestial-3-body-problem-lurking-in-the-outer-solar-system CPVBB4ZiPkwsHS796jFQZe Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:47:49 +0000 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:25:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Euclid telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' hiding near Earth — and an ancient, unnamed galaxy behind it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/euclid-telescope-spots-rare-einstein-ring-hiding-near-earth-and-an-ancient-unnamed-galaxy-behind-it ZYdGLfyZhmhz99Y9LPVyDE Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How do Hula-Hoops work? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/how-do-hula-hoops-work nbYrthKdjDJM38i35emMQF Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 23:59:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists still don't fully understand why some planets have hundreds of moons while others have none ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/scientists-still-dont-fully-understand-why-some-planets-have-hundreds-of-moons-while-others-have-none JXe7YYPcotCXeK4irwf6yV Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:54:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why does Earth look flat if it's really round? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/why-does-earth-look-flat-if-its-really-round RfCAgoqbbBEncZ3NDETwQK Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:21:17 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:38:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ How long does it take to travel to the moon? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/how-long-does-it-take-to-travel-to-the-moon 4eNQV7qmjRB7jh588iYQiQ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:57:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Indian Ocean gravity hole: The dent in Earth's gravitational field created by the death of an ancient ocean ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/indian-ocean-gravity-hole-the-dent-in-earths-gravitational-field-created-by-the-death-of-an-ancient-ocean c4cnzF32r89R46sR95XsrB Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:58:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb telescope uncovers 1st-ever 'Einstein zig-zag' hiding in plain sight — and it could help save cosmology ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/james-webb-telescope-uncovers-1st-ever-einstein-zig-zag-hiding-in-plain-sight-and-it-could-help-save-cosmology KHkna3c2nCG7hx2ngatZYo Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:58:57 +0000 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:22:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Gravity waves' from Hurricane Helene seen rippling through the sky in new NASA images ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/gravity/gravity-waves-from-hurricane-helene-seen-rippling-through-the-sky-in-new-nasa-images N2Z3YU8HTtMsd8c7fLzxNM Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/god-of-chaos-asteroid-may-be-transformed-by-tremors-and-landslides-during-2029-flyby-of-earth-study-finds yu7VAtvjxcy7yxPYFCLN7G Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:00:00 +0000 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:51:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Accidental discovery of 1st-ever 'black hole triple' system challenges what we know about how singularities form ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/accidental-discovery-of-1st-ever-black-hole-triple-system-challenges-what-we-know-about-how-singularities-form Mxbfn5H6iQ2Twg4Q7t3JVZ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:20:47 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Milky Way could be part of a much larger 'cosmic neighborhood' than we realized, challenging our understanding of the universe ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/the-milky-way-could-be-part-of-a-much-larger-cosmic-neighborhood-than-we-realized-challenging-our-understanding-of-the-universe LcA6qyUqey6cnG27u2t2SR Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:02:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Are there any planets in the universe that aren't round? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/are-there-any-planets-in-the-universe-that-aren-t-round CoWFup6qNYPPyhqobyeUaS Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Martian dog' and dozens of other mysterious blobs found hiding under Mars' north pole in new 'gravity map' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/martian-dog-and-dozens-of-other-mysterious-blobs-found-hiding-under-mars-north-pole-in-new-gravity-map TceNNZbDdekQztncfEHuMS Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:50:53 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA discovers planet-wide electric field around Earth that's shooting bits of our atmosphere into space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/nasa-discovers-planet-wide-electric-field-around-earth-thats-shooting-bits-of-our-atmosphere-into-space wJqpdXpSzRwMWxzmBdGtxD Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:03:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/dark-energy/huge-cosmological-mystery-could-be-solved-by-wormholes-new-study-argues Cxk2tpEHZsCejBdfVKFKN7 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:55:04 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead stars sometimes shine again — and gravity itself may be responsible ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/gravity/dead-stars-sometimes-shine-again-and-gravity-itself-may-be-responsible QXAvsUemDXS2KD7WKxr3iV Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ What would happen if a black hole wandered into our solar system? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/what-would-happen-if-a-black-hole-wandered-into-our-solar-system yGHvpGc8ZVXGiLb3v54nAA Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth from space: Gravity waves spark pair of perfect cloud ripples above uninhabited islands ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/earth-from-space-gravity-waves-spark-pair-of-perfect-cloud-ripples-above-uninhabited-islands 5BgZB3hn3b2bhAyBJ6pT8E Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Milky Way's rarest black hole may lurk behind 7 stars that 'shouldn't be there' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/milky-ways-rarest-black-hole-may-lurk-behind-7-stars-that-shouldnt-be-there a8R7TUrkC6MMbmg449QLea Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:20:55 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Study finds black holes made from light are impossible — challenging Einstein's theory of relativity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/study-finds-black-holes-made-from-light-are-impossible-challenging-einsteins-theory-of-relativity ouCZfsbHjMN4WyGfPYjoZF Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/planet-nine-is-the-search-for-this-elusive-world-nearly-over Zy9MP68US2WL9YKMyMWAFH Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is the 3-body problem, and is it really unsolvable? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/what-is-the-3-body-problem-and-is-it-really-unsolvable q2RyJxPqHkDTja7KUfZL5T Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/a-new-theory-of-quantum-gravity-could-explain-the-biggest-puzzle-in-cosmology-study-suggests vZDTsRrbMcVa6Q9yjqW6NN Sun, 19 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Does the Milky Way orbit anything? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/does-the-milky-way-orbit-anything 7zejCTrsJjtmBSm6sKaetf Sat, 18 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why can't we see the far side of the moon? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/why-cant-we-see-the-far-side-of-the-moon dEP8P3VUUHTj45B2tEK2m7 Sun, 12 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ How do cats land on their feet? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/how-do-cats-land-on-their-feet poW6UkHWXCXHnd6ipz987 Sat, 04 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Where does the solar system end? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/where-does-the-solar-system-end xdSTdZZpxsohKMTntVYNpW Sat, 30 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Emergent gravity' could force us to rewrite the laws of physics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/emergent-gravity-could-force-us-to-rewrite-the-laws-of-physics P7unWadpcu2NorKENtMWwQ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Every 2.4 million years, Mars tugs on Earth so hard it changes the ocean floor ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/every-24-million-years-mars-tugs-on-earth-so-hard-it-changes-the-ocean-floor xnXE8mdRGcfXmyBrzmiKz Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:50:45 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:41 +0000