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Physicists keep trying to break the rules of gravity but this supermassive black hole just said 'no'
By Rafi Letzter published
A new test of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has proved the 20th Century physicist right again, this time using a supermassive black hole.
Black hole caught turning a poor star into spaghetti
By Rafi Letzter published
This supermassive black hole gobbled up a star in full view of Earth's telescopes, and could unlock secrets of how these monsters feed.
Fate of Schrödinger's cat probably isn't in the hands of gravity, experiment finds
By Mike McRae published
Can we blame gravity for one of quantum physics' most brain-numbing paradoxes — Schrödinger's cat?
Physicists who disproved '5th force' win $3 million 'Breakthrough' prize
By Rafi Letzter published
Three physicists won a $3 million Breakthrough prize for a series of experiments that began using cheap equipment on a tabletop in Seattle and ended up hunting dark matter.
Pioneering gravity research snags $3 million physics Breakthrough Prize
By Mike Wall published
A team of physicists just snagged $3 million for testing the law of gravity like never before.
What's the most amazing thing about the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
A few scant equations can explain a variety of phenomena in our universe, over vast gulfs of space and time. Here's a taste of just how powerful modern physics can be.
Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?
By Alysson R. Muotri published
Why are scientists trying to grow organs at the International Space Station? People live on Earth not in zero-gravity. A stem cell expert explains why it is useful to do these experiments in space.
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