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A cosmic magnifying glass: What is gravitational lensing?

Gravitational lensing is a powerful tool for telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope as it images some of the most distant and faint early galaxies.

Space

When Einstein thought he was wrong but Feynman convinced physicists otherwise

The debate on whether gravitational waves were real of figments of mathematics raged for decades, until Richard Feynman devised an ingenious thought-experiment in 1957 that settled the matter once and for all.

The Hindu

Over 100 Years Later, Astronomers Finally Have a Clear View of Einstein's Wildest Theory

With the recent LIGO upgrades, scientists now have the most sensitive detectors in history to study gravitational waves.

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Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades

After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the U.S. have just turned on detectors capable of measuring gravitational waves

The Hindu

Money's theory of relativity: Here's how much money you need to make the 1% in the world's 10 richest countries

America's wealthy are quite rich, but maybe not as rich as you thought. The nation barely makes the top five of Knight Frank's annual ranking.

Fortune

Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back

LIGO is back online. How the world’s most sensitive yardstick reveals the secrets of the universe

Salon

Some black holes may actually be tangles in the fabric of space-time, new research suggests

A new paper discusses how light interacts with theoretical objects called "topological solitons" — kinks in the fabric of space-time that look just like black holes.

Space

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Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades – how the world's most sensitive yardstick reveals secrets of the universe

After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the U.S. have just turned on detectors capable of measuring gravitational waves - tiny ripples in space itself that travel through the universe.

The Conversation

Some black holes may actually be tangles in the fabric of space-time, new research suggests

A new paper discusses how light interacts with theoretical objects called "topological solitons" — kinks in the fabric of space-time that look just like black holes.

LiveScience

Violent origins of gravitational waves probed by new telescope array

The new BlackGEM array will hunt for black hole mergers and neutron star collisions, cataclysmic events that generate ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.

Space

Hubble Telescope gazes into the heart of a monstrous galaxy cluster (photo)

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope gazes into the lair of a cosmic leviathan, a monstrous cluster of galaxies located nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco.

Space

Bullied child prodigy, 11, who has IQ 'higher than Einstein' now earns a Master's degree

Adhara Pérez Sánchez was three years old when she was diagnosed with autism and despite being bullied she had the last laugh and already has an higher IQ than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking

Daily Mirror

11 year old girl, diagnosed with autism, has higher IQ than Einstein; soon to receive Masters in engineering

Adhara Pérez Sánchez of Mexico City, has an IQ higher than Albert Einstein. The child prodigy is receiving her master's degree in engineering soon. Adhara aspires to be an astronaut in NASA.

The Times of India

Einstein! The Real History Behind 'Oppenheimer's Most Unexpected Character

The famous scientists were contemporaries with an intriguing relationship.

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A boost for science, a wider window to the universe

The construction of LIGO-India is a major milestone for gravitational wave science

Space

If dark matter is 'invisible,' how do we know it exists?

Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for most of the universe's mass, but it doesn't interact with light, making it effectively invisible. So how do astronomers know dark matter exists?

Wales Online

Diana, Princess of Wales tops list of celeb people would like to meet

Queen Elizabeth II comes sixth on the list

The Conversation

Stephen Hawking's final, god's-eye view of the cosmos ponders the ultimate origin of our universe

In the public’s mind, Stephen Hawking is a giant of 20th century science. He burst onto the popular stage with the 1988 publication of A Brief History of Time, which presented his esoteric ideas of evaporating black holes and the birth of the universe. It was an international bestseller, but…

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Dark matter's secret identity could be hiding in distorted 'Einstein rings'

Researchers may be a step closer to identifying dark matter after studying unusual cases of gravitational lensing caused by "dark matter halos" surrounding distant galaxies.

Fortune

Is it smart to be a ‘stupid genius’ like Elon Musk?

Personality quirks can be a tactic. Leaders emerge by rising up to group norms–and earn the right to be quite non-conforming.

The Times of India

Only a handful of people can solve Einstein’s riddle- Can you?

While we cannot say for sure whether these were Einstein’s exact words, what we can say for sure is that these puzzles will help you become smarter. Here is a small puzzle that might get you thinking:

The Conversation

New look at 'Einstein rings' around distant galaxies just got us closer to solving the dark matter debate

Physicists believe most of the matter in the universe is made up of an invisible substance that we only know about by its indirect effects on the stars and galaxies we can see.

AAP

Rare solar eclipse helps unlock sun's firey mystery

A century after scientists used a solar eclipse in WA's remote north to prove Einstein's most controversial theories, astrophysicists were back to learn more.

Space

New dark matter map created with 'cosmic fossil' shows Einstein was right (again)

The mapping of matter in the cosmos helps to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity and reveals more about mysterious dark matter.

Space

Why do some James Webb Space Telescope images show warped and repeated galaxies?

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the earliest and most distant galaxies ever spotted by humanity. But why do some of them look so strange and distorted?

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