We experience the flow of time because it’s a natural outcome of the basic laws of physics. But we may need to build a whole ...

From the fall of an apple to the glow of the farthest known star, gravity quietly choreographs almost everything that happens ...

Is it time to rethink one of physics’ fundamental forces?

The sharpest black hole collision ever detected just gave Einstein another win—and raised hopes that the next one might rewrite gravity.

Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the universe—showing its influence ...

A recent study proposes that gravity, the force shaping galaxies and anchoring planets, might not be fundamental after all.

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations ...

Astronomers have released the most ambitious cosmic map assembled so far, confirming that matter in the Universe is less ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the universe was very young. At that time chemistry was simple. The stars would ...

From planet-scorching stellar outbursts to cataclysms so powerful they shiver the very fabric of spacetime, these are some of the biggest blasts our cosmos has to offer ...