Albert Einstein is unquestionably one of the greatest scientists to ever live. He’s responsible for likely the most well-known equation of all time, and decades after his death, his work is still a ...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uu7jA8EHi_0] Understanding relativity is hard but playing games is easy. What’s a physicist to do ...

Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity is famous for predicting some really weird but true phenomena, like astronauts aging slower than people on Earth and solid objects changing their shapes at high ...

For over 100 years, two theories have shaped our understanding of the universe: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity. One explains the tiny world of particles; the other describes ...

Solar eclipses occasion lots of excitement and pique the public's interest in astronomical phenomena. Eclipses can also expand our understanding of the universe in profound ways. In fact, astronomical ...

The mysteries surrounding the origins of the universe have long intrigued scientists and philosophers alike. New research, published in the Living Reviews in Relativity, introduces an innovative ...

I HAVE read with great interest the leading article on “The Understanding of Relativity”, contributed by H. D. to NATURE of Nov. 3. I do not doubt Einstein's' work. His conclusions have been tested ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has held up pretty well after a century out in the ...

I CAN understand a good deal of H. D.'s courteous reply to my letter (NATURE, Nov. 24, p. 808), for example, that there are degrees in understanding. But much remains as to which I should like ...