theory of general relativity

A team of scientists detected a series of bright X-ray flares coming from one of the least expected places: from behind a supermassive black hole.

A Rare Peek

Just like Einstein predicted.

In a Bizarre Twist, Astronomers Detect Light Coming From Behind Black Hole

A pair of professors from North Carolina State University are proposing an entirely new model of physics that could rewrite the way we think about matter.

Big and Small

"Using newer mathematical tools, my colleague and I have demonstrated a new theory that may accurately describe the universe."

New Theory Throws Out Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

Scientists have released the first image of a black hole, and it looks like they expected based on Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Go Albert!

Einstein's predictions hold up in one of the universe's most extreme environments.

The World's First Black Hole Image Vindicates Einstein's Theory

The successful experiment "opens the doors to a new avenue of study in the field of accelerating beams." 

For the First Time, Physicists Accelerated Light Beams in Curved Space in the Lab

The speed at which you move through space determines the speed at which you move through time.

Time Travel Isn't Possible...or Is It?