The SciencesMay 7, 2021
Physicists Edge Closer to Taming the Three-Body Problem
A new model cuts through the chaos to reach the best-yet predictions of complex gravitational interactions
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The SciencesJuly 1, 2020
Simulation Shows Potential for Glowing Gravitons
Research suggests a new way to pin down particles of gravity
Space & PhysicsJune 30, 2020
Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Existing in the “mass gap” dividing two classes of stellar remnants, this strange object could be the most massive neutron star, the lightest-known black hole—or something else entirely
Particle PhysicsFebruary 1, 2020
New Instrument Will Stretch Atoms into Giant Waves
Room-sized “atom waves” could help probe the quantum realm
Space & PhysicsDecember 4, 2019
Black Hole Factories May Hide at Cores of Giant Galaxies
Gravitational-wave astronomers are probing the origins of abnormally massive black holes—and with them, the inner workings of their colossal galactic homes
Space & PhysicsAugust 19, 2019
Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star
The detection represents the first of its kind and is opening new vistas on Einstein’s general theory of relativity
EvolutionOctober 6, 2018
World’s Simplest Animal Reveals Hidden Diversity
The first animal genus defined purely by genetic characters represents a new era for the sorting and naming of animals
Space & PhysicsNovember 13, 2017
Exoplanets Lurking in Dusty Disks Reveal Their Secrets
A new mathematical model suggests planets interact with these structures in complex ways