Wormholes may not exist – we’ve discovered they reveal something deeper about time and the universe

Wormholes may not exist – we’ve discovered they reveal something deeper about time and the universe

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. An illustration of matter pouring into a black hole, crossing an Einstein-Rosen bridge and emerging into another region of the universe. | Credit: Robert Lea (Created with Canva) This article was originally published at The conversation. The publication … Read more

Record gravitational wave puts Einstein’s relativity to its toughest test yet – and proves him right again

Record gravitational wave puts Einstein’s relativity to its toughest test yet – and proves him right again

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. An animation of two black holes merging into one. In a new study, scientists used the clearest gravitational wave signal ever detected to “listen” to a distant black hole merger and put Einstein’s gravity to its toughest test … Read more

Einstein is right again! Scientists capture a black hole tugging at the fabric of space-time itself

Einstein is right again! Scientists capture a black hole tugging at the fabric of space-time itself

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndicate partners may earn a commission. An illustration showing the accretion disk surrounding a black hole, where the inner region of the disk wobbles. | Credit: NASA Astronomers have observed a star wobbling in its orbit around a supermassive black hole, which is tearing … Read more