A new theoretical framework shows that tidal forces in inspiraling neutron star pairs can be described through oscillation modes, opening a new path to studying ultra-dense matter using gravitational ...

Interstellar travel captures the imagination, but the laws of physics impose severe limits on what is possible. Einstein’s theory of relativity sets a cosmic speed limit that prevents anything from ...

Albert Einstein's profound quote, "Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile," underscores the importance of kindness ...

Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics—the theory governing tiny particles—with Einstein’s theory of ...

Black holes were thought to trap everything, even light. Stephen Hawking changed that by showing that quantum effects allow ...

In Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, astronauts land on a planet orbiting close to a black hole. They spend a few hours on its surface. When they retu.

Neutron stars harbor some of the most extreme environments in the universe: their densities soar to several times those of ...

When black holes collide, the crash generates ripples in the fabric of spacetime—gravitational waves. Thanks to a global network of observatories—called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave ...

When the densest objects in the universe collide and merge, the violence sets off ripples, in the form of gravitational waves ...

Champaign Central physics teacher Darren Plattner will retire at the end of the year after 33 years at the school.

The catalogue of all the new 128 events observed by LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA from May 2023 to January 2024 is being published. It reveals an even greater variety of binary pairs producing gravitational ...