Famed physicist Albert Einstein at the blackboard. Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity revolutionized science and, once proven observationally, brought the physicist international fame.

A prediction made by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity has come true as astrophysicists have detected light coming from behind a black hole. A team of scientists made the analysis ...

A century after Albert Einstein sketched out his radical picture of gravity, astronomers have now watched a black hole ...

A century ago this year, a young Swiss physicist who had already revolutionized physics developed a radical new understanding of gravity. In 1915, Albert Einstein published his general theory of ...

For the first time, astronomers have directly observed a spinning black hole bending space and time, as predicted in Albert ...

Albert Einstein would have been 139 years old Wednesday. Happy Birthday! Einstein’s science, and general views on humanity, have profoundly changed the way we see ourselves and the world we live in.

Albert Einstein’s legendary reputation as history’s greatest theoretical physicist, which National Geographic seeks to mine for humanity in Genius, is due in large part to his theory of relativity — ...

The first image of a black hole, captured in 2019, has revealed more support for Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. The new finding has suggested his theory is now 500 times harder to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

First proposed a century ago, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity got yet another boost this week, a new study suggests, thanks to giant telescopes that peered at a huge black hole at the heart of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We all know and love the world's favorite theory of gravity: general relativity (GR), first ...

Everyone knows Albert Einstein was a genius, but can you explain what he’s famous for? Arguably his foremost theory, his general theory of relativity, turns 100 years old this week. It was actually ...