A new study published in Scientific Reports simulates particle creation in an expanding universe using IBM quantum computers, ...

Scientists have discovered a new way to probe the interiors of neutron stars by using gravitational waves to turn them into ...

The passing gravitational waves “stretch or contract the universe by around 20 meters [about 65 feet] or so,” says Matthew ...

It is a cosmic phenomenon that elegantly showcases the warping of space-time, a consequence of gravity predicted over a ...

By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...

It is not surprising that there are regions that are more densely populated by galaxies, and regions that are less populated.

A new detector to home in on the mystery of dark matter is getting closer to deployment. At the University of Southampton in ...

Albert Einstein himself thought that the eponymous Einstein ring would be impossible to observe, but the Euclid telescope has ...

Mathematical equations have shaped our understanding of the universe, and these nine have played a key role in changing the world.

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

Euclid, a space telescope on a mission to uncover the secrets of dark matter and dark energy, has already made a stunning discovery: a perfectly formed Einstein ring hidden in a well-known galaxy.

A rare Einstein ring spotted near our galaxy offers a unique chance to test Einstein’s general relativity and study the ...