Sharp ring of light spotted around supermassive black hole
Observation by Event Horizon Telescope confirms prediction of general relativity
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Quantum complexity could solve a wormhole paradox
New proof indicates that complexity is intrinsically linked to wormhole volume in quantum gravity
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Highly eccentric black-hole merger is identified in LIGO–Virgo observation
Black holes probably had a chance encounter in a dense star cluster
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Physicists detect an Aharonov–Bohm effect for gravity
Atom interferometers reveal strange quantum effect previously observed in electromagnetism
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Materials science conserves 500-year-old warship, new gravitational-wave discoveries by LIGO–Virgo
In this podcast we chat with the chief executive of the Mary Rose Trust and LIGO–Virgo physicists at Cardiff University
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Black-hole laser could have quantum computing applications
Proposed device uses superconducting technology
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An illustrated guide to relativity
Laura Hiscott reviews Reimagining Time: a Light-Speed Tour of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity by Tanya Bub and Jeffrey Bub
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LIGO gravitational-wave signal backs up Hawking’s area theorem
Prediction made by the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking 40 years ago receives observational support
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LIGO mirrors have been cooled to near their quantum ground state
Experiment opens a window on gravity’s effect on quantum objects
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Black holes merging with neutron stars have been spotted by LIGO–Virgo for the first time
Two events were seen less than two weeks apart
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