In honor of Einstein's birthday, we're revisiting a 2013 conversation with physicist and author A. Douglas Stone about ...

Time is not what it appears to be. It is not a river carrying reality forward, but a structural framework within which ...

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a ...

Albert Einstein was like a lot of us; he indulged in his favorite foods. In fact, if there was one thing he couldn't get ...

Astronomers have identified the first clear evidence of a magnetar forming during a superluminous supernova, offering new insight into some of the brightest explosions in the universe.

What would actually happen if a spacecraft traveled close to the speed of light? Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts bizarre and fascinating effects that would reshape how astronauts experience ...

A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives?

Be secure enough to listen for the voice that might prove you wrong. Be brave enough to move when it doesn't exist.

The discovery of a newborn magnetar inside a distant supernova helps explain why some stellar explosions shine far brighter ...

A new study explains how some supernovae are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...

New research suggests that the highly magnetized remnants of stars are responsible for powering some of the universe’s most brilliant supernova explosions ...

The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...