12 December 2016
Gravitational waves proved Einstein right, now they may help prove him wrong too
...holes are indeed ‘hairy’ and therefore Einsteins theory of general relativity might break down at the edges of these phenological events after all. According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, stationary black holes are completely determined...
09 August 2017
Stars orbiting Sgr A* hint at relativistic effects
... clearly. It will also allow astronomers to look for deviations from general relativity that in the process, might reveal new physics. “This opens up an avenue for more theory and experiments in this sector of science,” said co-author Vladimir Karas...
01 February 2017
Researchers find substantial observational evidence for a holographic Universe
...Holography is a huge leap forward in the way we think about the structure and creation of the universe. Einstein’s theory of general relativity explains almost everything large scale in the universe very well, but starts to unravel when examining its...
July 2017
Hunting for neutrinos in the ice of Antarctica
... in the medium. As light ‘slows-down’ when it is not in a vacuum this effect happens without violating the theory of General Relativity and can be interpreted as the equivalent to a supersonic boom in air. In order to detect this Cherenkov radiation...
03 April 2017
Milky Way black hole search begins
... fast jets of gas that blast out from them are formed. Other goals include testing Einstein’s theory of general relativity which predicts a roughly circular “shadow” around the black hole. Simulated images of the shadow of a black hole...
June 2017
Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets
...Orbiter), carries 11 scientific payloads that will investigate Mercury’s gravitational field in detail, test Einstein’s theory of general relativity to a greater precision than ever before, and measure the topography and surface morphology of Mercury...
