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What is a ‘leap second’ and why are we saying goodbye to them?

It’s time to work out exactly what to do with a problem that has become increasingly urgent, and severe, with the rise of the digital world.

The New Daily · Nov 21, 2022

107 years on, we are still testing Einstein’s theory of gravity — the results are getting weird

Our new study, published in Nature Astronomy, has now tested Einstein’s theory on the largest of scales. We believe our approach may one day help resolve some of the biggest mysteries in cosmology, and the results hint that the theory of general relativity may need to be tweaked on this…

Inverse · Nov 19, 2022

Gravity: The final frontier

In a technological triumph for humankind, astronomers can now "hear" the echoes of unfathomably distant black holes

Salon · Nov 18, 2022

‘One of the greatest damn mysteries of physics’: we studied distant suns in the most precise astronomical test of electromagnetism yet

There’s an awkward, irksome problem with our understanding of nature’s laws which physicists have been trying to explain for decades. It’s about electromagnetism, the law of how atoms and light interact, which explains everything from why you don’t fall through the floor to why the sky is blue.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022

We tested Einstein's theory of gravity on the scale of the universe – here's what we found

Everything in the universe has gravity – and feels it too. Yet this most common of all fundamental forces is also the one that presents the biggest challenges to physicists. Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has been remarkably successful in describing the gravity of stars and planets, but it…

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022

Four common misconceptions about quantum physics

Quantum mechanics, the theory which rules the microworld of atoms and particles, certainly has the X factor. Unlike many other areas of physics, it is bizarre and counter-intuitive, which makes it dazzling and intriguing. When the 2022 Nobel prize in physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton…

The Conversation · Nov 8, 2022

How Rachel Roddy learned to stop worrying and love the pressure cooker

Until now, I’d hung on to an irrational childhood fear of the exploding pressure cooker, but I’ve recently rediscovered just how fast and efficient they are

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

New study finds the Universe has less dark energy than previously theorized

The elusive stuff makes up most of the Universe — and a new study hones in on how much there is and its nature.

Inverse · Oct 27, 2022

'The floodgates opened': gravitational wave pioneer recognised internationally

Susan Scott receives Blaise Pascal medal from European Academy of Science

The Canberra Times · Oct 25, 2022

Top gong for unlocking mysteries of space

An Australian has won an international science medal for ground-breaking discoveries in general relativity, cosmology and gravitational wave science.

AAP · Oct 25, 2022