A spacecraft traveling at 99 percent the speed of light toward Alpha Centauri would cross 4.3 light-years in what feels like months to its crew, while decades tick by on Earth. That asymmetry is not ...

Albert Einstein was like a lot of us; he indulged in his favorite foods. In fact, if there was one thing he couldn't get ...

Astronomers have identified the first clear evidence of a magnetar forming during a superluminous supernova, offering new insight into some of the brightest explosions in the universe.

What would actually happen if a spacecraft traveled close to the speed of light? Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts bizarre and fascinating effects that would reshape how astronauts experience ...

A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives?

Be secure enough to listen for the voice that might prove you wrong. Be brave enough to move when it doesn't exist.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On March 14, 1879, physicist Albert Einstein was born in Germany. Einstein’s theories of relativity transformed how scientists understand space, time, and the universe. His ...

The discovery of a newborn magnetar inside a distant supernova helps explain why some stellar explosions shine far brighter ...

New research suggests that the highly magnetized remnants of stars are responsible for powering some of the universe’s most brilliant supernova explosions ...

The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...

Some of the most extreme explosions in the universe are Type I superluminous supernovae. “They are one of the brightest ...

The light did not fade the way it was supposed to. After blazing into view about a billion light-years from Earth, the ...