Oftentimes, we think of space as an endless, mostly empty vacuum, a silent backdrop where planets, stars, and galaxies play out their dance. We also think of time as something separate, a steady ...

Whether space-time exists should neither be controversial nor even conceptually challenging, given the definitions of “space-time,” “events” and “instants.” The idea that space-time exists is no more ...

The system measured ripples in Earth's atmosphere to monitor the event. A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in late July triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific — and ...

In moments of emergency, super-concentration, or meditation, people report moments of “time expansion experiences,” or TEEs—when time feels to slow down. Psychologist Steve Taylor has examined these ...

Out on a remote tract of land in Hingoli district of Maharashtra, well away from busy towns and cities, work is on to set up one of the most sensitive detectors on the planet.India’s Laser ...

A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal crystal repeat in space. Examples once existed in only complex, quantum matter, ...

Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time first proposed to exist by Albert Einstein, and detected for the first time in 2015. Another first came in 2019, when scientists picked up a gravitational ...

After decades of relying on aging satellites, NOAA is launching a purpose-built eye on the sun. On Sept. 23, a spacecraft will launch with a clear mission — to keep a constant watch on the sun to help ...

The launch window is scheduled between 5:20 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time. SpaceX's trajectory will head northeast, but unlike some past launches, sonic booms are not expected over Titusville, ...

(Ronan LIETAR/AFP/AFP) Taiwan's space chief Wu Jong-shinn says the "clock is ticking" for the democratic island to launch its own satellites to secure internet and phone services during a potential ...