Gravity : Science World Report

Oct 01, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Travel to Mars: How Long-Distance Space Journeys Will Impact Astronauts

Preparing for long-distance space travel is going to be difficult for the human body.

Sep 17, 2015 07:13 AM EDT

Two Supermassive Black Holes are About to Smash Together in Virgo Constellation

Two supermassive black holes may be about to smash together in the constellation Virgo.

Aug 06, 2015 05:24 PM EDT

Gravitational Constant is Universal: Pulsar Reveals Consistency in the Universe

Scientists have made a huge step forward for physics. Scientists have produced the best ever constraint of the gravitational constant measured outside of our solar system.

May 11, 2015 02:27 PM EDT

Scientists Watch Mysterious, Invisible Gravity Waves in Earth's Atmosphere

Scientists may have imaged gravity waves through our planet's atmosphere for the first time ever. Researchers have found a way to "watch" the propagation of gravity waves toward space.

Nov 18, 2014 12:05 PM EST

Gravity May Have Saved the Early Universe After the Big Bang

Why didn't the universe collapse immediately after the Big Bang? That's a question that physicists have been struggling with for years. Now, they may just have their answer.

Oct 01, 2014 11:50 AM EDT

Ice Loss in Antarctica Causes Dip in Earth's Gravity

It turns out that Earth's gravity may have experienced some changes in the past few years--and it can be blamed on melting ice. ESA's GOCE satellite has shown that ice lost from West Antarctica has caused our planet's gravity to shift slightly.

Jun 25, 2014 10:25 AM EDT

Clumped Galaxies Test General Relativity: Einstein's Theory Passes

The most precise measurement to date of the strength of gravitational interactions between distant galaxies have shown perfect consistency with General Relativity's predictions.

May 02, 2014 11:34 AM EDT

The Prescription of a Cosmic, Gravitational Lens: Exploding Stars Shed Light on Lenses

The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the images of three distant exploding stars with help of a gravitational lens. The latest pictures of the supernovae offer researchers a powerful tool to check the prescription of these gravitational lenses.

Apr 25, 2014 06:51 AM EDT

New Supernova Revealed with Gravitational Lens in Cosmic Illusion

Astronomers have made a startling discovery. They've found a galaxy that magnified a background, Type Ia supernova by 30 times through gravitational lensing.

Jan 06, 2014 07:50 AM EST

Two White Dwarfs and a Superdense Star Create Perfect Cosmic Laboratory

Astronomers have discovered a unique stellar system that may help them learn a bit more about gravitational interactions. They've found two white dwarf stars and a superdense neutron star all packed within a space smaller than Earth's orbit around the sun.

Sep 17, 2013 11:49 PM EDT