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![Left: A close-up image shows a torsion balance used to precisely measure the pull of gravity. Right: The Eöt-Wash Group poses with a torsion balance. From right to left they are Jens Gundlach, Eric Adelberger and Blayne Heckel.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tQsQZJRZ8ZkZGUXToLm82B-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Cosmic illustration of the Big Bang and antimatter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DpQLfthFcidHgJkheqVAzV-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Artist's impression of Schwarzschild precession.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8epgutWmBzbT3tSfZsD7va-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A brain grown in a lab.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yRDyqSWk3dS3Tn9BZcK2QV-320-80.jpg)
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.
![In this illustration, a pulsar (PSR J0337-1715) is shown with two white dwarf companions. The green mesh illustrates the curvature of space-time caused by the different masses. (Size and distances of the three components are not to scale.)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S7bgbcb7DVdseWdYj5DCpV-320-80.jpg)
Einstein's core idea about gravity just passed an extreme, whirling test in deep space
By Rafi Letzter published
Once again, physicists have confirmed one of Albert Einstein's core ideas about gravity and relativity — this time with the help of a neutron star flashing across space.
![Gravitational waves](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HHMDac5z6iUBJpst6LgU5Q-320-80.jpg)
Photons could reveal 'massive gravity,' new theory suggests
By Rafi Letzter published
This is a radical new design compared to the world's most sensitive gravitational wave detectors.
![Clouds that formed on the crests of gravity waves made their ripples visible to satellites.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PFsWcXYzTJMwDD6DSjV5Xm-320-80.gif)
These Mesmerizing Images Show 'Invisible Gravity Waves' Rippling Over Australia
By Mindy Weisberger published
Satellite images captured a rare glimpse of a phenomenon known as atmospheric gravity waves.
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