A newly detected gravitational wave, GW250114, is giving scientists their clearest look yet at a black hole collision—and a powerful way to test Einstein’s theory of gravity. Its clarity allowed ...

Long before quantum mechanics existed, a scientist developed a powerful way of describing motion by drawing an analogy between particles and light.

Researchers have discovered a hidden quantum geometry inside materials that subtly steers electrons, echoing how gravity ...

Wormholes sit at the edge of science and storytelling, promising shortcuts across the cosmos and even pathways through time. Even if these tunnels in spacetime never turn up in a telescope, the effort ...

Researchers at TU Wien have integrated quantum physics with general relativity, revealing significant departures from established models. The study was published in Physical Review D.

Large masses – such as a galaxy – curve space-time. Objects move along a geodesic. If we take into account that space-time itself has quantum properties, deviations arise (dashed line vs. solid line).

For close to a century, scientists have been trying to marry Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and quantum theory—our two best bets on understanding the universe on a macroscopic and ...

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The force we experience most intimately remains the most mysterious. Physicists understand how vast migrations of particles called photons light up our homes, and how swarms of “gluon” particles hold ...

Teleportation is a reality in 2025 — well, at least for quantum computers. In February 2025, Oxford University demonstrated the teleportation of quantum data from one independent quantum processor to ...

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