Einstein’s theory of relativity reshaped our understanding of time space and gravity But deep inside its equations lies a mystery the one Einstein never predicted a hole that could change how physics ...

Periodically, the European Space Agency (ESA) releases images that provide breathtaking views of the cosmos, courtesy of its premier missions. This includes a relative newcomer to party with the ...

According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Prize in Physics was to go to "the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics." The prize has been ...

Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity ...

A controversial prediction about black holes and the expansion force of the universe could explain a cosmology mystery ...

What if the universe remembers? A bold new framework proposes that spacetime acts as a quantum memory. For over a hundred years, physics has rested on two foundational theories. Einstein’s general ...

For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of light is incredibly fast to us humans, on interstellar scales it’s glacially slow. Even at a photon’s ...

The gravitational lensing that causes this rare phenomenon cannot be explained solely by looking at observable objects—suggesting that dark matter had a hand in its formation.

The signal, seen for just 0.1 seconds, could be a sign of "another universe and connected to our universe through a throat" according to the team.

This article, originally titled "The Man Who Discovered the Universe," is from the Summer 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly, the National Air and Space Museum's signature magazine that explores ...