Read article: Simulating the universe: solving Einstein’s equations of general relativity in a cosmological setting
Computers are now so powerful that researchers have been able to solve Einstein’s equations of general relativity in a cosmological setting, as Tom Giblin, James Mertens and Glenn Starkman reveal
Read article: Competing claims over cause of cosmic cold spot
Voids are discounted as the source but some scientists disagree
Read article: Computer model helps explain how LIGO’s black holes formed
COMPAS points theory behind gravitational wave detections in the right direction
Read article: Supermassive black hole was ejected by gravitational waves
Collision sent billion-Sun-sized object speeding away from galactic core
Read article: Flash Physics: Star in tight orbit around black hole, nanocubes detect nitrogen dioxide, Born’s rule prevails
Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: A tour de force of the cosmos
The line between scientific idealism and scientific realism is blurry, as all scientific endeavours are affected by human bias, says Lionel London
Read article: Flash Physics: Stray black hole spotted, new urban wind turbine, Mark Walport to lead new UK science agency
Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Dark energy emerges when energy conservation is violated
Alternative explanation for accelerating expansion of the universe
Read article: Decoding the quantum horizon
Patrick Hayden and Robert Myers describe how “qubits” may hold the key to quantum gravity
Read article: Robust defence of string theory wins Physics World’s 2016 Book of the Year
Why String Theory? by Joseph Conlon is our choice for the year's best popular-physics book, while Cosmos: the Infographic Book of Space by Stuart Lowe and Ch...
