String theory unifies all the forces of nature. Forces that seem very different, such as gravity and electricity, are deeply ...

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called ...

Could reality be made of more dimensions than those we perceive? The question has consumed some of the most brilliant physics ...

For over 100 years, two theories have shaped our understanding of the universe: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity. One explains the tiny world of particles; the other describes ...

The discovery in 1998 that the Universe is expanding faster over time shook the foundations of cosmology. This finding challenged deep-seated assumptions about how space behaves on the grandest scales ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: koto_feja via Getty Images Physicists have developed a novel approach to solving one of ...

Since their discovery last year, the two bodies, a pair of radio-emitting stars known as the double-pulsar system PSR J0737-3039, have electrified the world of physics and space science. Astronomers ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, an immensely important update to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, is currently our best approximation ...

Wormholes, warp speed, space-time anomalies — science fiction wouldn't be the same without Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. And in the real world, we would probably also notice a few ...