Space & Physics
Physicists Edge Closer to Taming the Three-Body Problem
A new model cuts through the chaos to reach the best-yet predictions of complex gravitational interactions
Stories by Charlie Wood
Space & Physics
Simulation Shows Potential for Glowing Gravitons
Research suggests a new way to pin down particles of gravity
Space & Physics
Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Existing in the “mass gap” dividing two classes of stellar remnants, this strange object could be the most massive neutron star, the lightest-known black hole—or something else entirely...
Particle Physics
New Instrument Will Stretch Atoms into Giant Waves
Room-sized “atom waves” could help probe the quantum realm
Space & Physics
Black Hole Factories May Hide at Cores of Giant Galaxies
Gravitational-wave astronomers are probing the origins of abnormally massive black holes—and with them, the inner workings of their colossal galactic homes
Space & Physics
Astronomers Spy a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star
The detection represents the first of its kind and is opening new vistas on Einstein’s general theory of relativity
Evolution
World’s Simplest Animal Reveals Hidden Diversity
The first animal genus defined purely by genetic characters represents a new era for the sorting and naming of animals
Space & Physics
Exoplanets Lurking in Dusty Disks Reveal Their Secrets
A new mathematical model suggests planets interact with these structures in complex ways
